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The Amazon — One of Earth's Greatest Safeguards Against Global Warming —
Is Burning to the Ground
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Only President Jair Bolsonaro can stop the fires in the Brazilian Amazon
rainforest. Demand he take appropriate action NOW!
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Dear NRDC Activist,
I'm sure that just like me and millions of others around the world, you've
been watching in horror as raging fires continue to destroy the Amazon
rainforest.
Every single minute, flames are burning the rainforest at a rate of
one-and-a-half football fields. Already, 3,500 square miles have been
reduced to ash.
These fires are no accident. They are intentional — ignited by Brazilian
ranchers who are emboldened by their pro-deforestation, climate
change-denying president.
And that very same person, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has the
power to stop them. But moving him to do so will require an enormous
global outcry. This is why we need your voice right now: [ [link removed] ]Demand that
President Bolsonaro STOP these fires, STOP sacrificing conservation and
Indigenous communities, and act to PROTECT this irreplaceable natural
resource from any future harm.
NRDC will deliver your petition letters to Brazil's ambassador to the
United Nations at their U.N. mission in New York City just before the U.N.
General Assembly later this month.
Bolsonaro has been emphatic in his response to worldwide concern over the
fires, saying that the "Amazon is Brazil's, not yours."
But what he won't acknowledge is that protecting the Amazon is good for
Brazil and the planet. Bolsonaro's current policies are short-sighted. And
right now, the raging fires are doing permanent damage, destroying
irreplaceable biodiversity, and threatening Indigenous communities and
lands.
Continued deforestation and burning could turn this lush rainforest that
is critical to our survival into a savannah-like ecosystem, releasing
unprecedented amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, permanently
altering our planet's rainfall patterns, and further raising temperatures
— all at a critical moment when we need bold climate action.
In the midst of the global climate crisis, we simply cannot afford to lose
one of the world's largest carbon dioxide sinks or threaten its incredible
biodiversity.
[ [link removed] ]Send your urgent message now: Tell Brazilian President Bolsonaro to
stop burning the Amazon — and throwing our planet into further climate
crisis.
We all have a role to play in protecting the Amazon. For example, meat
production is a major driver of Amazon destruction — one study found that
over 60 percent of the cleared area in the Amazon is used for cattle
grazing. So eating less meat will help protect this invaluable resource.
But right now we have an urgent need to ratchet up international pressure
on President Bolsonaro to change course and safeguard the Amazon
rainforest.
There is only one Amazon. And we have a responsibility — an obligation —
as humans and as people who care about this incredibly vital biome to
speak up when world leaders fail us.
For the sake of our survival and the survival of countless species, we
need your voice now.
I've sent my own letter to Bolsonaro. [ [link removed] ]Join me and millions of others in
sending yours, too.
Sincerely,
[1]Mitch
Mitch Bernard
President/Chief Counsel, NRDC
The mission of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is to
safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals, and the natural
systems on which all life depends.
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