I'm born and raised in Manaus-Amazonas-Brasil, it's the capital of the state of Amazon.
My question to my fellow friends here is, how do you see the amazon from outside? What have you heard and seen on the news about it?
My question to my fellow friends here is, how do you see the amazon from outside? What have you heard and seen on the news about it?
It was so far outside any place I’d ever experienced before (or since).
And it breaks my heart to see what we’re doing to it.
How much is cattle ranching a driver of the deforestation? Brazilian beef is often the cheapest option in Germany - I don’t buy it, but obviously someone here does.
We heard about the fires that Bolsonaro did nothing (really) to prevent or fight, and that a lot of them were to gain land for cattle ranching. That’s what made me start making sure I wasn’t buying beef from Brazil.
And im from the sw US.
From my perspective the main problems are illegal deforestation, mining and last but not least narcotrafficking.
- better labeling on products i buy to know they didn't contribute to the deforestation. Ideally these products are cheaper (or at least not more expensive) than unsustainably produced ones
- more accessible/cheaper tourism opportunities so I can visit the Amazon as easily as possible. I would like to know my tourism dollars go to conservation efforts
- wrt narcotrafficking, investing in campaigns to legalize drugs in America (along with the rehab/support facilities). I suspect much of the illegal drug supply chain will disappear if the drugs were simply legal.