Since President Bolsonaro took office, his administration has undermined Brazil’s environment agencies and sought to weaken restrictions on protected areas and Indigenous territories.
The UK government and industry need to support a just transition to food systems that work with nature, including the restoration of natural ecosystems, says Greenpeace UK.
President Bolsonaro is overseeing the destruction of a people and the rainforests they managed and looked after for millennia, says Survival International
The protection of indigenous lands around the globe is critical to prevent thousands of tribal people dying from coronavirus, says Survival International.
The appointment of an evangelical missionary to head the uncontacted tribes department of Brazil's Indigenous Affairs Agency is a declaration that tribes will be forcibly contacted, says Survival International.