Environmental Activists Murdered in the Amazon

Environmental Activists Murdered in the Amazon

In the space of four days, four environmental activists were assassinated in the Brazilian Amazon. Christian Poirier is the Brazil program coordinator for Amazon Watch. He tells host Bruce Gellerman that the recent violence in the Amazon is related to proposed changes in Brazil’s forest code, which will increase deforestation.

Podcast attached. Follow link to watch video of the TED talk mentioned.

Tags: Amazon, deforestation, environment, environmentalists, homicide, injustice

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