Event
Amazon Emergency: The advance of criminal activities in the Andean and Brazilian Amazon
Event Date:
October 28, 2021 | 2:00 PM -03 TO 3:30 PM -03
Amazon Emergency: The advance of criminal activities in the Andean and Brazilian Amazon. The pandemic and the impact of Bolsonarist policies on Indigenous territories
Speakers:
- Eliane Brum, Amazon Advisory Committee Member; Writer, Journalist and Filmmaker
- Nelly Luna, Amazon Advisory Committee Member; Co-Founder and Editor, Ojo Público
- Simon Romero (Moderator), Amazon Advisory Committee Member; National Correspondent, The New York Times
Objective: The Bolsonaro government has dismantled many protections for the Amazon and increased the vulnerability of Indigenous communities. How has this generated an increase in environmental crimes, with impacts beyond Brazil?
Live interpretation will be available in Spanish and Portuguese for this webinar.
