Brazil's Amazon --and Its Defenders--Are Under Attack From Illegal Loggers
November 15, 2019
November 15, 2019
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary:
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- The killing of an indigenous forest guardian is only the latest incident in a pattern of impunity with consequences far beyond Brazil's borders.
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Three-quarters of the original rainforest in the northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhao is gone, replaced mostly by cattle ranches. One of the few remaining pristine patches lies within the Arariboia indigenous t . . .
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- The killing of an indigenous forest guardian is only the latest incident in a pattern of impunity with consequences far beyond Brazil's borders.
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Three-quarters of the original rainforest in the northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhao is gone, replaced mostly by cattle ranches. One of the few remaining pristine patches lies within the Arariboia indigenous t . . .