Amazon Destruction Rising Fast
The relatively new Brazilian President has been a let down in terms of rainforest policy-making. This was evident when recently announced near record rates of deforestation was spun as good news - that things had "stablized". Yes, they have stabilized at continued horrendous rates of loss. This President must be pushed to live up to his rhetoric. Lets prepare to do so.
Amazon destruction rising fast | csmonitor.com
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has Brazil's greens seeing red. Earlier this month, the government announced that annual Amazon deforestation had grown 2 percent last year, to 9,169 square miles - an area the size of New Hampshire and the second-highest year since officials started tracking it in 1988.
