30 Jun 2021 11:07
Helps put things into perspective, we have nothing to worry about comparison because share price will recover, unfortunately this man lost his life just for trying to save the tree's that will now never help to preserve our planets future!
Paulo Guajajara. He stood in the way as loggers destroyed the Amazon -- and was brutally murdered. He isn't alone: One earth defender is killed every 48 hours. But we can help. Avaaz is at the centre of talks to secure global protections for Indigenous peoples and their ancestral forests, grasslands and rivers that support life on Earth. Indigenous leaders are asking for our support -- sign now, share, and let’s deliver a deafening roar into the heart of the talks
Half the Earth's rain forests are now gone. 15 BILLION trees are chopped down every year, decimating our planet's rain forests, jungles, and mangroves. This environmental devastation is intimately tied to the theft and destruction of ancient indigenous lands, and the horrific violence that comes with it.
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There’s a Global Plan to Conserve Nature. Indigenous People Could Lead the Way (The New York Times)
Protecting indigenous cultures is crucial for saving the world’s biodiversity (The Conversation)
Amazon-dwellers lived sustainably for 5,000 years (BBC)
‘Guardian’ of the Amazon Killed in Brazil by Illegal Loggers (The New York Times)
Record 212 land and environment activists killed last year (The Guardian)
To help the planet, help the forest protectors (Reuters - Opinion)