Wrong link! Sorry, here 'tis: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/10/fate-of-the-amazon-is-on-the-ballot-in-brazils-presidential-election-commentary/
New at Mongabay today: "Jair Bolsonaro [has] promised that, if elected, he > would shut down Brazil’s environmental ministry, relax environmental law > enforcement and licensing, open indigenous reserves to mining, and back out > of the Paris climate accord...international NGOs, such as Greenpeace and > WWF, would be banned from the country. The damage these policies could do > is extreme." > > A study by the Mongabay commentary’s authors estimates that Brazilian > deforestation and carbon emissions under Bolsonaro’s policies would cause > unprecedented Amazon forest loss, and contribute to destabilizing the > global climate. > > The scientists' full analysis here: > > > https://news.mongabay.com/2018/10/5-bird-species-lose-protections-more-at-risk-in-new-indonesia-decree/ > > Erik > > -- > > www.erikhoffner.com > >
