Fires are threatening the largest rainforest on Earth, clearing land for cattle to feed the international demand for cheap beef. Tell the Canadian government to not be complicit in Amazon destruction!
References
- https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/where-theres-cattle-ranching-and-soybean-farming-theres-fire-study-finds/
- https://globalnews.ca/news/5818925/brazil-beef-exports-amazon-fires/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/world/americas/bolsonaro-brazil-amazon-indigenous.html
- https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-49452736/amazon-fires-why-the-rainforest-helps-fight-climate-change
- https://news.mongabay.com/2019/12/the-tipping-point-is-here-it-is-now-top-amazon-scientists-warn/
- https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/brazil-bows-to-pressure-from-business-decrees-120-day-amazon-fire-ban/
- https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/brazil-end-runs-environmental-laws-via-huge-surge-in-executive-acts-study/
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-deforestation-climate-change-a/brazil-slashes-budget-to-fight-climate-change-as-deforestation-spikes-idUSKBN2392LC
- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/world/americas/bolsonaro-brazil-amazon-indigenous.html