Driving out the rainforest invaders: crackdown on illegal mining brings hope after Bolsonaro era

 

 

 

"A war of sorts is under way between two visions of the Amazon. On one side is a coalition of global markets, the military and local politicians, miners and ranchers who see the forest as a resource to be exploited for the greatest profit possible. On the other is a coalition of traditional forest communities, environmentalists and scientists who warn that the forest, which is one of the world’s most important climate regulators, is degrading close to the point of no return as a result of forest clearance and river contamination. In between is the Brazilian state, which has become a political battleground for these two conflicting outlooks. This has resulted in a to and fro of sharply contradictory policies in recent years, often in tandem with the health of Brazil’s democracy."

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