8 minutes agoThe Young Man Who Protected the Amazon Forests Was Killed
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)A young man, an Indiogenous resident of the Amazon region who engaged in protecting forests from illegal cutting, has been shot to death by illegal cutters. It turns out that they have also injured another person. Paulo Paulino Guayara was attacked and shot at at the time he was out hunting [...]
Paulo Paulino Guayara was attacked and shot at at the time he was hunting in the Maranhao region.
He was a member of the “Forest Rangers”, which was formed in order to combat illegal forest cutters in the area of particular environmental importance.
This murder case has added concerns about the loss of violence against the defenders of the Amazon forest.
Non-profit group “Survival International”, which deals with the protection of isolated communities, says at least three forest guards have been killed for the same reason. Report Express.
Brazil's populist President, Jair Bolsonaro, has been the target of domestic and international criticism for failing to protect the guards' territory in the eastern Amazon region.
He has often supported farmers and cutters, while on the other hand he has criticised activists for protecting the environment and halved Brazil's environmental agency budget, writes “BBC”,
