Amazonian Indigenous Peoples Speak Out Aug 31, 2019 | UncategorizedThe Amazon sequesters vast amounts of carbon with its trees absorbing around a quarter of the carbon dioxide released annually by fossil fuels. The Amazon is also a major source of rain and weather patterns that maintain vital ecosystems across South America and...
Do not underestimate the destructive power of lies Aug 29, 2019 | Uncategorized…and do not ever imagine that your world cannot collapse, as ours did…many who were older and wiser than me at that time also shared my childlike state. If disaster comes, you will find that all the myths you once cherished are of no use to you. You will...
People must come before profits: Pope Francis reiterates that the Church is committed to the preservation of land and people Aug 28, 2019 | UncategorizedLet us recognize that when we went to meet the peoples of the Amazon in the course of history, it was not first of all to learn their wisdom, but to seize their territory and its resources. Even today, there is still the temptation to over-exploit this nature, for the...
Amazonia: Territory, Population, Threats and Importance of the Ecosystem for Global Climate Aug 28, 2019 | UncategorizedAmazon Region © REPAM Questions Before the Synod 27 Aug 2019 By ARISSA I. LOPEZ, from Zenit, SYNOD OF THE AMAZON On October 15, 2017, Pope Francis convoked the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Pan-Amazonian region, with the objective of “finding new...
A revolution in respect for indigenous rights and knowledge could be the key to ushering in a new age of ecological equilibrium Aug 28, 2019 | UncategorizedThe violation of indigenous rights, in other words, is central to the violation of our collective right to a liveable planet. The flip side of this is that a revolution in respect for indigenous rights and knowledge could be the key to ushering in a new age of...
