Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva legally recognized nearly 800 square miles of Indigenous lands on April 28, reversing policies enacted by his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right leader who encouraged development in the Amazon. The move bars non-Indigenous from any economic activity in the area and prohibits mining and logging without permission.
Mark Lynas, an influential environmentalist in England, talks about how much has changed in the last 15 years, how the COVID 19 pandemic resembles climate change, and how he manages to live happily while carrying the knowledge of looming doom.
For years, environmental activists, particularly indigenous activists and activists of color, have faced high rates of criminalization, violence and murder for trying to protect the planet, according to a new report.
