RENCA reserve in the Amazon saved! But fight continues...

The overwhelming pressure from campaigners like us forced the Brazilian government to backtrack on its plan to open the RENCA reserve in the Amazon to mining (see https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/26/brazil-backtracks-on-plan-to-open-up-amazon-forest-to-mining This is a very encouraging victory for all of us who have signed the present and other petitions, which proves that international pressure plays a decisive role in shaping the environmental policy of Nations. Having said this, the global rate of deforestation in the Amazon is growing dramatically. Only in May, 8,000 hectares (i.e. a 9 x 9 km2 area) were illegally destroyed, which includes 5,000 hectares in the Xingu reserve (figures from ISA, Istituto Socio-Ambiental, https://www.socioambiental.org/pt-br/blog/blog-do-xingu/com-a-diminuicao-das-chuvas-desmatamento-dispara-no-para This means that coordinated actions at international level are needed. As individuals, we may contribute with simple actions, for example by banniing the consumption of: i) soja and soja-derived products ii) imported meat iii) tropical wood. Thank you to all of you for remaining active!