Amazon deforestation is driven by criminal networks, report finds
(The Guardian Brazil)

Criminals threaten and attack government officials, forest defenders and indigenous people, Human Rights Watch findsDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is a lucrative business largely driven by criminal networks that threaten and attack government officials, forest defenders and indigenous people who try to stop them, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.Rainforest Mafias concludes that Brazil´s failure to police these gangs threatens its abilities to meet its commitments under the Paris climate deal - such as eliminating illegal deforestation by 2030. It was published a week before the UN Climate Action Summit. Related: Amazon`s indigenous warriors take on invading loggers and ranchers Related: `Chaos, chaos, chaos`: a journey through Bolsonaro`s Amazon inferno Continue reading...