Los incendios en la Amazonía son un llamado de alerta al mundo

Friends of the Earth International asserts that the record-breaking fires in the Amazon, particularly in Brazil, are caused by agribusiness, mining, and logging interests supported by President Jair Bolsonaro's administration. The statement highlights a massive increase in fire detections and deforestation rates, attributing these trends to the dismantling of environmental protections and the suppression of indigenous land rights. It calls for international condemnation of these policies and criticizes the European Union for pursuing a trade agreement with MERCOSUR despite this environmental devastation.

• Brazil experienced a record number of forest fires between January and August 2019, with the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) detecting over 74,000 fires, representing an 83% increase compared to the previous year.
• The fires are linked to the expansion of the agricultural frontier and neoliberal policies under President Jair Bolsonaro, who reduced the budget for climate policies by 95% and dismissed the director of INPE.
• Deforestation in July 2019 increased by 278% compared to July 2018, driven by the weakening of environmental oversight and the granting of land access to soy producers, cattle ranchers, and illegal miners (garimpeiros).
• Indigenous peoples and local communities are essential for protecting biodiversity and preventing habitat loss more effectively than official protected areas, yet they face state persecution and the loss of land demarcation rights to the Ministry of Agriculture.

APA

admin (2019). Los incendios en la Amazonía son un llamado de alerta al mundo. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/los-incendios-en-la-amazonia-son-un-llamado-de-alerta-al-mundo/

Chicago

admin. Los incendios en la Amazonía son un llamado de alerta al mundo. Friends of the Earth International, 2019. https://www.foei.org/es/los-incendios-en-la-amazonia-son-un-llamado-de-alerta-al-mundo/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2019los, author = {admin}, title = {{Los incendios en la Amazonía son un llamado de alerta al mundo}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2019}, month = sep, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/los-incendios-en-la-amazonia-son-un-llamado-de-alerta-al-mundo/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }