We went to the Manu National Park during our honeymoon trip to Peru. It’s hard for those of us who have lived in temperate areas our whole lives to imagine little things like rinsing a shirt in the evening meaning that you will have a damp shirt the next day (or two) and bigger things like not being able to see more than a few dozen meters ahead when not on the water or up on an observation tower.
It was so far outside any place I’d ever experienced before (or since).
And it breaks my heart to see what we’re doing to it.
How much is cattle ranching a driver of the deforestation? Brazilian beef is often the cheapest option in Germany - I don’t buy it, but obviously someone here does.
We heard about the fires that Bolsonaro did nothing (really) to prevent or fight, and that a lot of them were to gain land for cattle ranching. That’s what made me start making sure I wasn’t buying beef from Brazil.
I’ve heard about, marveled at, and generally known about the amazon my entire life. I’d say it’s easily as important in my mind as anything else critical for life on earth as we know it. Genuinely would be willing to pay more for goods/services to ensure its continued health.
Not OP, but as an American consumer, what i would like are:
- better labeling on products i buy to know they didn't contribute to the deforestation. Ideally these products are cheaper (or at least not more expensive) than unsustainably produced ones
- more accessible/cheaper tourism opportunities so I can visit the Amazon as easily as possible. I would like to know my tourism dollars go to conservation efforts
- wrt narcotrafficking, investing in campaigns to legalize drugs in America (along with the rehab/support facilities). I suspect much of the illegal drug supply chain will disappear if the drugs were simply legal.
Yes, and maybe some networked cameras out in the middle of it. If people could interact with it remotely like that they might have a wider appreciation. I’m thinking cameras on gimbals and solar powered with wireless internet one or another way. Perhaps have them track motion or something. Night vision.
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I'm born and raised in Manaus-Amazonas-Brasil, it's the capital of the state of Amazon.
My question to my fellow friends here is, how do you see the amazon from outside? What have you heard and seen on the news about it?
We went to the Manu National Park during our honeymoon trip to Peru. It’s hard for those of us who have lived in temperate areas our whole lives to imagine little things like rinsing a shirt in the evening meaning that you will have a damp shirt the next day (or two) and bigger things like not being able to see more than a few dozen meters ahead when not on the water or up on an observation tower.
It was so far outside any place I’d ever experienced before (or since).
And it breaks my heart to see what we’re doing to it.
How much is cattle ranching a driver of the deforestation? Brazilian beef is often the cheapest option in Germany - I don’t buy it, but obviously someone here does.
We heard about the fires that Bolsonaro did nothing (really) to prevent or fight, and that a lot of them were to gain land for cattle ranching. That’s what made me start making sure I wasn’t buying beef from Brazil.
I’ve heard about, marveled at, and generally known about the amazon my entire life. I’d say it’s easily as important in my mind as anything else critical for life on earth as we know it. Genuinely would be willing to pay more for goods/services to ensure its continued health.
And im from the sw US.
Awesome to hear, inai... from your point of view, how do you think would be a good effort to connect the world on helping the amazon?
From my perspective the main problems are illegal deforestation, mining and last but not least narcotrafficking.
Not OP, but as an American consumer, what i would like are:
- better labeling on products i buy to know they didn't contribute to the deforestation. Ideally these products are cheaper (or at least not more expensive) than unsustainably produced ones
- more accessible/cheaper tourism opportunities so I can visit the Amazon as easily as possible. I would like to know my tourism dollars go to conservation efforts
- wrt narcotrafficking, investing in campaigns to legalize drugs in America (along with the rehab/support facilities). I suspect much of the illegal drug supply chain will disappear if the drugs were simply legal.
Yes, and maybe some networked cameras out in the middle of it. If people could interact with it remotely like that they might have a wider appreciation. I’m thinking cameras on gimbals and solar powered with wireless internet one or another way. Perhaps have them track motion or something. Night vision.
Think it's the most important place on the planet for biodiversity and the crown jewel of Earth's biosphere.