Socio-environmental protections in Brazil are being dismantled whilst the world is distracted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Forests in the Amazon, home to 1 million indigenous people, have been subject to fires and deforestation as the current government administration seeks to reverse hard-won gains for indigenous and environmental rights. These fragile rights exist in tension with […] […]

“Who will defend us if not ourselves?” Indigenous people and rainforests under renewed attack in Brazil — Leila’s Blog — Barbara Crane Navarro