Brazil is facing severe environmental challenges in the Amazon region. An extreme drought has led to deforestation, and Brazilian authorities are seeking damages from JBS and other slaughterhouses for buying cattle raised on illegally deforested lands. Lawmakers in Brazil have approved a bill to relax environmental licensing for a highway cutting through the Amazon, alarming scientists. The plan includes using $1.3 billion from the Amazon Fund, raising concerns about the future of the world's largest rainforest.
#Growth is killing the Mankind future https://t.co/yLoaOQ4Z6i #ClimateChange, #deforestation and other human threats are driving the rainforest towards a tipping point of sustainability. Researchers are racing to chart the Amazon’s future. https://t.co/1VJiA6f4TQ
🚨 BRAZIL APPROVES AMAZON RAINFOREST HIGHWAY Brazil passed a bill for a major highway through the Amazon. The plan includes using $1.3 billion from the Amazon Fund, alarming scientists about the risk to the world's largest rainforest. Critics warn of a potential surge in… https://t.co/3gpna4NqaK
Lawmakers in Brazil have approved a bill to relax environmental licensing to pave a highway cutting through the heart of the Amazon that scientists say will threaten the future of the world’s largest tropical rainforest. https://t.co/613olYUdXW
Great visualization of something terrible, a climate tipping point. This shows how a rainforest can tip into rapid deforestation with longer droughts, as global warming worsens. Similar tipping points can cause changes in ocean currents and ice sheets👇 https://t.co/Ux6zsJQlNU
“Brazilian authorities are seeking millions in damages and fines from the world’s biggest meatpacker, JBS, and three smaller slaughterhouses, according to court filings that accuse them of buying cattle raised on illegally deforested lands in the Amazon.” https://t.co/H0KsMC4Yuf
Since June, the Amazon region has suffered from an extreme drought. "To meet … sustainability goals, Brazil must provide immediate relief … as well as implement comprehensive policies and practices to protect the Amazon," argues a new #LetterToScience. https://t.co/B8YMj7ddhW https://t.co/1ICiADN9ju