#the americas

tywvin:

wesper:

you might have heard about the amazonian rain forest in the news lately. maybe not, maybe so. most likely the former, because the media has decided to neglect to show that the forest that provides us 20% of the oxygen we breathe has been on fire for more than three weeks straight. são paulo, brazil’s largest city that’s over 2,000 kilometers away from the amazon, have seen massive black smoke and ashes clouding over their city, and its only going to get worse from here.

the president of brazil, who is outright ignoring what has been going on, has been funneling money towards lobbyists and industrial companies, and in turn draining from the environmental agencies that protect the rainforest. president bolsonaro had the director of the INPE fired after he defended scientific proof that deforestation was 88% higher in june that it was last year, claiming he was telling “lies”. he’s done nothing in response to the fires. no funds. no nothing.

y’all, this shit is bad. this is extremely important, and we’ve seen little to nothing done. the loss of biodiversity in the forest will just accelerate climate change, and if this continues, it will grow exponentially. spread awareness. demand coverage. we need the help now more than ever.

if you want to help, here are some links that might be of use:

• greenpeace petition to protect indigenous lands
• change.org petition to start an investigation to discover the cause of the fire
• rainforest action network’s ‘protect an acre’ program
• worldwide fund for nature (wwf) program against climate crisis and towards protecting species
• rainforest trust
• amazon watch
• amazon conservation association
• amazon conservation team

here’s also an article you might find useful if you know very little about what’s going on.

please spread this. pressure governments into taking action. force the media to cover the news. donate if you can and reblog anyways. send the petitions links to everyone you know. do something.

we won’t have a second chance to save the earth. it’s now or never.