Article
Environmental Disaster in the Amazon
YaleGlobal Online
(2019)
Abstract
Brazil has loosened environmental protections and stepped back on international commitments for reducing carbon emissions and deforestation. The Bolsonaro administration in Brazil expresses concern that such protections reduce the country’s sovereignty, transferring value of resources to foreign hands with little control by national authorities and low return to local economies. As more than 70,000 fires rage through the Amazon rainforest, some set by farmers and others out of control, the international community debates how to protect sensitive landscapes throughout Latin America and other developing regions while also supplying critical commodities for global supply chains led by multinationals. Anger, finger pointing and questions about who gains from protections versus development in sensitive areas like the Amazon are no longer simply local or regional matters but issues of global debate.
Keywords
- Amazon Rainforest,
- Public policy,
- Commodities,
- Economic Development
Disciplines
Publication Date
Fall September 3, 2019
Citation Information
NUNES, C. R. P., PERALTA, P. D. Environmental Disaster in the Amazon. In: Yaleglobal Online, Publish on September 3rd, 2019.
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