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A burnt area in Amazonas state, Brazil, Sept. 21, 2022. Fires in the Amazon are often set to clear land. Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images

November 18, 2022

Ending Amazon deforestation: 4 essential reads about the future of the world’s largest rainforest

Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will end land clearance in Brazil’s Amazon region. But powerful forces profit from rainforest destruction.

Maria Elena Paredes. Reynaldo Vela/USAID

October 11, 2022

Defensores indígenas ficam entre estradas ilegais e sobrevivência da floresta amazônica – o segundo turno das eleições no Brasil pode ser um ponto de virada

David S. Salisbury, University of Richmond

Estradas ilegais trouxeram desmatamento, fogo e outros danos ambientais para a Amazônia. Os resultados do segundo turno presidencial de 2022 podem ter um grande impacto no futuro.

María Elena Paredes, presidenta del comité de vigilancia de Sawawo Hito 40, enseña imágenes satelitales que demuestran la deforestación de la selva amazónica. Reynaldo Vela/USAID

October 11, 2022

Defensores indígenas resisten entre los caminos ilegales y la supervivencia de la selva Amazónica – las elecciones pueden ser decisivas

David S. Salisbury, University of Richmond

Durante la pandemia de COVID-19, la selva Amazónica ha visto un crecimiento explosivo de deforestación y caminos ilegales. Las elecciones de octubre en Brasil y Perú pueden ser un punto de inflexión.

Maria Elena Paredes, coordinator of the Community Vigilance Committee for the Ashéninka community of Sawawo Hito 40, points to satellite images showing deforestation. Reynaldo Vela/USAID

October 11, 2022

Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest – Brazil’s election could be a turning point

David S. Salisbury, University of Richmond

Illegal roads have brought deforestation, fire and other environmental damage to the Amazon. The results of the 2022 presidential runoff could have a major impact for the future.

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