In a report, “Sky News” monitored the battle that some are fighting to save the most biologically diverse “carbon reservoir” on Earth, and the features of human destruction of this reservoir.
The “Sky News” reporter boarded a helicopter that flew over the Amazon rainforest, which will be on display at the summit of world leaders on climate in Glasgow.
The pilot says that he is angry and sad about the destruction of the Amazon forest, yet stresses the importance of working to save these forests.
The pilot, who works with the Brazilian police, watches what happens to these forests on a daily basis, and says that the more I go into the forests, I find a lot of attacks on the trees of these forests, such as cutting down trees, and extensive razing operations can be observed.
The pilot adds that the authorities are doing nothing here to stop all these activities, which, according to the law, are illegal.
What is happening in the Amazon rainforest can be described as “government vandalism”, as the vandals have the blessing of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who does not care much about his country.
Although Brazil has pledged to work towards carbon neutrality by 2050, Bolsonaro’s track record shows his lack of concern for the environment, for example, the budgets of environmental agencies are at an all-time low.
Scientists fear that if things continue as they are, the Amazon may not exist at all within a few generations.
The rainforest stretching from Brazil to other South American countries is a huge store of carbon, containing the equivalent of about 12 years of global emissions at current rates.
Cutting down more trees in these forests means less rainfall, and higher temperatures, more droughts.
These forests were until recent decades the safe haven of mankind, but this is changing daily with the continuous attacks on forest trees.
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