New York Times (October 27)
“Because of soaring deforestation rates under President Jair Bolsonaro, the Amazon ecosystem is on the brink of catastrophe.” For Brazilians, “this will be a painful election between two deeply flawed candidates. But for the future of human life on this planet, there is only one right choice.” Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva “promises to stop the destruction.”
Tags: Amazon, Bolsonaro, Brazil, Candidates, Catastrophe, Deforestation, Destruction, Ecosystem, Election, Flawed, Future, Human life, Lula da Silva, Planet, President, Soaring
Economist (September 23)
There is hope for the world’s forests. Nations known for chopping down trees “have started to hug them.” For example, Brazil’s deforestation rate dropped from 2.8 million hectares in 2004 to 750,000 hectares in 2009. The “progress made in recent years shows that mankind is not doomed to strip the planet of its forest cover.” Yet the change “is not happening fast enough,” leading the Economist to call for quick action.
Tags: Brazil, Deforestation, Environment, Forests
