Fires are still raging in the Amazon even though the news has largely faded from the headlines. They threaten the most biodiverse rainforest on earth and the indigenous peoples who call it home.
But only a few companies have taken any action to address their role in the crisis, and the Wall Street giants investing in these companies still refuse to hold them accountable.
Two members of Congress, Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. Chuy García, are trying to get as many of their colleagues in the House as possible to sign onto a letter rebuking these financial institution CEOs for their complicity in Amazon destruction.
There's still time for your representative to sign the letter, too – but they need to hear from you.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro continues to pursue massive rollbacks of environmental and indigenous rights protections, making fires and deforestation even more likely. And a new economic analysis says we may be just two years away from an irreversible “tipping point” where the Amazon can no longer produce enough rain to sustain itself.
That's why the biggest investors bankrolling the destruction – mostly based in the United States – MUST take action now. And pressure from our members of Congress can push them to do so.
Email your representative today to sign this hard-hitting letter to the investors profiting from Amazon destruction!
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