05/08/2019
Deforestation and forest degradation are responsible for fuelling global warming. Climate change isn’t the only consequence of this. Animals, plants, and humans are suffering hugely from their destruction too.
If we claim this Tropical Wilderness as the Green Lungs of the world, we cannot give Brazil the responsibility to conserve it alone.
Environmentalists, including Green politicians, should work through European political institutions, in the knowledge that the EU is the second-biggest market for Brazilian exports. Firm pressure must be brought to bear in the form of strong environmental regulations.
Editorial: We need rainforests to limit climate change, as well as protect biodiversity, and must do all we can to support Brazilian conservation