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Kiss the Amazon Goodbye?

Robert Hunziker — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 09:42:18 +0000

As devastating as Trump was for the environment, President Jair Bolsonaro has one-upped Trump. He’s single-handedly destroying the world’s largest rainforest. It may be the single most important ecosystem for the survival of Homo sapiens.

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‘Genocide of His People Is Complete’: Last Member of Isolated Brazilian Tribe Found Dead

The CNCL Team — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 01:51:40 +0000

"For this was indeed a genocide—the deliberate wiping out of an entire people by cattle ranchers hungry for land and wealth," said one Indigenous rights campaigner.

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The Dreaded Rainforest Shift

Robert Hunziker — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 03:48:58 +0000

Major portions of the Amazon rainforest have shifted from a carbon sink to a carbon source. This shift has severe planet-wide negative implications.

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Expert IPCC Reviewer Speaks Out – Says Going Vegan is the #1 Remedy

Robert Hunziker — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 21:28:15 +0000

According to Dr. Carter, we're facing "the most rapid extinction Earth has ever experienced.” But there are solutions: “The most effective, definitively effective, immediately effective, readily doable action that everybody in the world can do is Go Vegan. In theory, we can all do that. If we do that, emissions drop immediately.”

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Kiss the Amazon Rainforest Goodbye

Robert Hunziker — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 23:27:36 +0000

Right before the eyes of the world, the most legendary rainforest on the planet is going up in smoke.

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The World on Fire

Robert Hunziker — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 00:40:08 +0000

Massive uncontrolled unprecedented wildfires are consuming portions of the Amazon rainforest and several regions of the Arctic. Somebody somewhere must be asking why all of a sudden in unison, all over creation, two of the planet's largest ecosystems are going up in smoke.

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‘Ground-Breaking’ Documentary Links Amazon Fires And Deforestation To Animal Agriculture

The CNCL Team — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 01:25:40 +0000

Moby, who executively produced the film, says it's a 'must-watch for anyone who is passionate about combating corruption'

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Amazon Rainforest Hit By Killer Droughts

Robert Hunziker — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 03:25:52 +0000

Over the past 20 years, like clockwork, severe droughts have hit the Amazon every five years with regularity 2005, 2010, 2015. Of course, droughts have hit the Amazon rainforest throughout paleoclimate history, but this time it’s different. The frequency and severity is off the charts.

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This Is What Climate Change Looks Like In An Era Of Covid-19

The CNCL Team — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 23:58:53 +0000

The coronavirus pandemic seems likely to continue to threaten and disrupt lives across the world for at least several months to come. But it's vital this does not mean the ongoing impacts of climate change are buried behind the headlines or ignored by governments.

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Amazon Onslaught

Robert Hunziker — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 20:57:42 +0000

This month, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro proposed a new bill promoting mining, expanded agriculture, and energy production on indigenous lands in the Amazon. During Bolsonaro’s first full year in office, Amazon deforestation increased by 85%, an eye-popping number expected to get even worse.

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The Amazon at a Tipping Point

Robert Hunziker — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 05:39:27 +0000

The Amazon rainforest is a crucial life-support ecosystem--without it, civilization would cease to exist beyond scattered tribes, here and there. But recent research concludes that the life of this beacon of biodiversity and resilience may soon come to an end: "The tipping point is here, it is now.”

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The Murders of Indigenous Activists in the Amazon Continue to Rise

The CNCL Team — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 22:04:33 +0000

Ten indigenous people have been murdered so far in Brazil in 2019, including seven tribal leaders — the highest number of indigenous leaders killed in two decades.

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