John,

Criminals hell-bent on clearing the Amazon are quietly dropping deadly pesticides like glyphosate from planes – then waiting for the poison to kill the forest’s magnificent trees so they can expand their cattle ranches.

If we want to have any hope of saving the Amazon, we have to stop this illegal, outrageous practice RIGHT NOW.

Here’s how: if enough us chip in, we could develop smart legal tactics like hiring a top environmental lawyer to investigate the pesticide giants whose products are killing the Amazon, then launch a massive public campaign to push the Brazilian government to make this issue a top priority – plus take on corporate giants everywhere profiting from global forest destruction.

Can you chip in to help save the Amazon and our planet from death by poison?

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Leaves started dropping off the trees in a vast stretch of Brazilian protected forest the size of New York City. As the canopy disappeared, pastures of grass began sprouting below. Thanks to anonymous tips, the Brazilian authorities went to investigate – and found massive numbers of empty herbicide containers. 

The rancher responsible, who supplies beef to meatpackers like JBS, has been charged with committing one of the single BIGGEST acts of illegal deforestation in Brazil. Authorities are seeking nearly $1 billion in compensation.

But the problem is MANY more ranchers are doing the exact same thing…and not getting caught. 

Journalists estimate that at LEAST 180 square miles have been deforested using pesticides in Brazil since 2010. But Brazil's environmental agency (IBAMA) just doesn't have the capacity to catch most of these criminals red handed. They haven’t hired new enforcement agents since 2010!

That’s where we come in – if enough of us chip in, we can make this issue HUGE all over Brazil to force the government to expand its capacity to stop these criminals, and launch our own legal investigations to show them that they won’t get away with this any longer. And keep fighting against deforestation in the Amazon and beyond. Are you in?

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