Deforestation

Leaked Documents Show Brazil’s Bolsonaro Has Grave Plans for Amazon Rainforest

September 1, 2019 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Global Economics

by Manuella Libardi, published on Open Democracy, August 21, 2019 Leaked documents show that Jair Bolsonaro’s government intends to use the Brazilian president’s hate speech to isolate minorities living in the Amazon region. The PowerPoint slides, which democraciaAbierta has seen, also reveal plans to implement predatory projects that could have a devastating environmental impact. The Bolsonaro government has as one[…]

Wildfires Rage Throughout the Amazon Rainforest

August 25, 2019 UNAC Editor Brazil, Environment

By Bryan Dyne, published on World Socialist Web Site, August 23, 2019 Satellite imagery reveals that at least a quarter of the Amazon rainforest is on fire or covered in soot and ash across the four Brazilian Amazonian states: Amazonas, Rondônia, Mato Grosso and Pará. A combination of dry summer heat exacerbated by climate change, planned burnings and expanded deforestation[…]