Aποκαρδιωτικές είναι οι εικόνες των καταστροφικών πυρκαγιών στα δάση του Αμαζονίου. Ο σπουδαιότερος πνεύμονας πράσινου της Γης, καίγεται σε πολλά σημεία του επί 16 συνεχόμενες ημέρες, γεγονός που έχει προκαλέσει παγκόσμια ανησυχία. Οι μεγαλύτεροι σταρ του πλανήτη, όπως είναι ο Λεονάρντο Ντι Κάπριο, η Μαντόνα και ο Τζάστιν Μπίμπερ μέσα από αναρτήσεις τους στα κοινωνικά δίκτυα, συντάσσουν τις φωνές τους με εκατομμύρια ανθρώπους που αγωνίουν για το μέλλον του πλανήτη.

Το τροπικό δάσος του Αμαζονίου, καλύπτει περίπου επτά εκατομμύρια τετραγωνικά χιλιόμετρα. Επίσης το 37% του οξυγόνου που υπάρχει στην ατμόσφαιρα παράγεται στο δάσος αυτό.

Έχει χαρακτηριστεί ως ο «πνεύμονας» του πλανήτη, όμως το χρόνο που πέρασε η έκτασή του μειώθηκε κατά 26.130 τετραγωνικά χιλιόμετρα εξαιτίας της αποψίλωσης.Ο Αμαζόνιος αποτελεί τη ραχοκοκαλιά του οικοσυστήματος της Αμαζονίας. Εκεί βρίσκεται και ο δεύτερος μεγαλύτερος ποταμός του κόσμου. Το δάσος του Αμαζονίου φιλοξενεί πάνω από 43.800 είδη φυτών και περισσότερα από 2,5 εκατομμύρια είδη εντόμων.

 

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This is devastating!!! To human lives, to plants and animals, and to our planet. #prayforamazonia #savetheamazon @unitednations #Repost @rainforestalliance: “The lungs of the Earth are in flames. ? The Brazilian Amazon—home to 1 million Indigenous people and 3 million species—has been burning for more than two weeks straight. There have been 74,000 fires in the Brazilian Amazon since the beginning of this year—a staggering 84% increase over the same period last year (National Institute for Space Research, Brazil). Scientists and conservationists attribute the accelerating deforestation to President Jair Bolsonaro, who issued an open invitation to loggers and farmers to clear the land after taking office in January.⁣ ⁣ The largest rainforest in the world is a critical piece of the global climate solution. Without the Amazon, we cannot keep the Earth’s warming in check. ⁣ ⁣ The Amazon needs more than our prayers. So what can YOU do?⁣ ⁣ ✔ As an emergency response, donate to frontline Amazon groups working to defend the forest. ⁣ ✔ Consider becoming a regular supporter of the Rainforest Alliance’s community forestry initiatives across the world’s most vulnerable tropical forests, including the Amazon; this approach is by far the most effective defense against deforestation and natural forest fires, but it requires deep, long-term collaboration between the communities and the public and private sectors. Link in bio.⁣ ✔ Stay on top of this story and keep sharing posts, tagging news agencies and influencers. ⁣ ✔ Be a conscious consumer, taking care to support companies committed to responsible supply chains.⁣ Eliminate or reduce consumption of beef; cattle ranching is one of the primary drivers of Amazon deforestation. ✔ When election time comes, VOTE for leaders who understand the urgency of our climate crisis and are willing to take bold action—including strong governance and forward-thinking policy.⁣ ⁣ #RainforestAlliance #SaveTheAmazon #PrayForAmazonia #AmazonRainforest #ActOnClimate #ForestsResist #ClimateCrisis ?: @mohsinkazmitakespictures / Windy.com”

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#Repost @rainforestalliance ・・・ ?Amazon S.O.S.?THANK YOU to everyone who donated in response to our post yesterday—and to all who have helped raise awareness by sharing our post. We have committed to redirect 100% of these donations to the following frontline groups working to defend the Brazilian Amazon: @coiabamazonia (Brazil chapter of our valued partner COICA, the federation of Amazon Indigenous leaders), @imaflorabrasil (our longtime sustainable agriculture partner), and @socioambiental @ipam_amazonia @imazonoficiel @saudeealegria (Brazilian organizations working to protect the Amazon and defend Indigenous rights). The fires in the Brazilian Amazon have called worldwide attention to the ongoing crisis of tropical deforestation. Although we are devastated by recent surge of fires in the Amazon, we are also heartened by the overwhelming global response to this crisis—signaling growing awareness that 1) tropical forests are a powerful “natural climate solution” we all depend on, and 2) deep concern for the rights of Indigenous people. This photo from the Brazil-Peru border in the Amazon was taken by @mohsinkazmi in 2015. We post this older image to remind our followers that tropical deforestation is an ongoing global emergency that began in the colonial era and rages on today throughout the Amazon, Indonesia, Central America, and other regions where the Rainforest Alliance works. [In the interest of transparency: our work in the Amazon is concentrated in Peru (in the Brazil border region) and Colombia; our work in Brazil focuses on sustainable agriculture in other landscapes.] Through decades of partnership with Indigenous, forest, and farming communities throughout the tropics, we’ve learned (and scientists have confirmed) that the best defense against deforestation and natural fires = thriving, community-centered rural economies that allow people to make a decent living through sustainable activities. This approach requires deep collaboration and sustained investment over the long term—and it reaps big rewards, as seen in our previous posts about Guatemala. Let’s keep the momentum going! #prayforamazonia #savetheamazon #rainforestalliance #climatejustice

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Via @kkorponai: Devastating. According to the government, nearly 500,000 hectares of forest have now been turned into ashes. The numbers are rapidly increasing. . President Evo Morales announced that the government had hired a Boeing 747 Supertanker which can carry up to 70,400 litres of water. A fourth helicopter equipped with the Bambi bucket system has also been dispatched to assist the more than 1,700 soldiers, police officers and firefighters sent in to combat the flames and provide assistance to the population. Chile, Brazil, Argentina and the United Nations have also sent aid to Bolivia over the last few weeks to assist with controlling the fires. President Morales and several government officials have described these intentional fires as “natural phenomena” and blame climate change for the rapid spreading of the flames. . A new environmental emergency cabinet had been created to tackle the blazes in the Chiquitania area which borders with Brazil and Paraguay. . @BBCNews @EuroNews @LatinAmericanHaraldTribune . . . #savetheamazon #boliviafires #saveamazonia #amazonia #takeaction #savetheearth #wildfire #wildfires #brazil #bolivia #paraguay #argentina #uruguay #southamerica #southamerica #prayforamazonia #prayforamazonas #prayforamazon #prayforamazonia????

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My beloved Brazil! Speak up and stop the deforestation of the Amazon which is 20 per cent of the air we breathe. The home of our people and our fauna should be protected. The Amazon is ours, is everyone’s! Shak #Repost @leonardodicaprio ・・・ #Regram #RG @rainforestalliance: The lungs of the Earth are in flames. ? The Brazilian Amazon—home to 1 million Indigenous people and 3 million species—has been burning for more than two weeks straight. There have been 74,000 fires in the Brazilian Amazon since the beginning of this year—a staggering 84% increase over the same period last year (National Institute for Space Research, Brazil). Scientists and conservationists attribute the accelerating deforestation to President Jair Bolsonaro, who issued an open invitation to loggers and farmers to clear the land after taking office in January.⁣ ⁣ The largest rainforest in the world is a critical piece of the global climate solution. Without the Amazon, we cannot keep the Earth’s warming in check. ⁣ ⁣ The Amazon needs more than our prayers. So what can YOU do?⁣ ⁣ ✔ As an emergency response, donate to frontline Amazon groups working to defend the forest. ⁣ ✔ Consider becoming a regular supporter of the Rainforest Alliance’s community forestry initiatives across the world’s most vulnerable tropical forests, including the Amazon; this approach is by far the most effective defense against deforestation and natural forest fires, but it requires deep, long-term collaboration between the communities and the public and private sectors. Link in bio.⁣ ✔ Stay on top of this story and keep sharing posts, tagging news agencies and influencers. ⁣ ✔ Be a conscious consumer, taking care to support companies committed to responsible supply chains.⁣ Eliminate or reduce consumption of beef; cattle ranching is one of the primary drivers of Amazon deforestation. ✔ When election time comes, VOTE for leaders who understand the urgency of our climate crisis and are willing to take bold action—including strong governance and forward-thinking policy.⁣ ⁣ #RainforestAlliance #SaveTheAmazon #PrayForAmazonia #AmazonRainforest #ActOnClimate #ForestsResist #ClimateCrisis ?: @mohsinkazmitakespictures / Win

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#Regram #RG @rainforestalliance: The lungs of the Earth are in flames. ? The Brazilian Amazon—home to 1 million Indigenous people and 3 million species—has been burning for more than two weeks straight. There have been 74,000 fires in the Brazilian Amazon since the beginning of this year—a staggering 84% increase over the same period last year (National Institute for Space Research, Brazil). Scientists and conservationists attribute the accelerating deforestation to President Jair Bolsonaro, who issued an open invitation to loggers and farmers to clear the land after taking office in January.⁣ ⁣ The largest rainforest in the world is a critical piece of the global climate solution. Without the Amazon, we cannot keep the Earth’s warming in check. ⁣ ⁣ The Amazon needs more than our prayers. So what can YOU do?⁣ ⁣ ✔ As an emergency response, donate to frontline Amazon groups working to defend the forest. ⁣ ✔ Consider becoming a regular supporter of the Rainforest Alliance’s community forestry initiatives across the world’s most vulnerable tropical forests, including the Amazon; this approach is by far the most effective defense against deforestation and natural forest fires, but it requires deep, long-term collaboration between the communities and the public and private sectors. ✔ Stay on top of this story and keep sharing posts, tagging news agencies and influencers. ⁣ ✔ Be a conscious consumer, taking care to support companies committed to responsible supply chains.⁣ Eliminate or reduce consumption of beef; cattle ranching is one of the primary drivers of Amazon deforestation. ✔ When election time comes, VOTE for leaders who understand the urgency of our climate crisis and are willing to take bold action—including strong governance and forward-thinking policy.⁣ ⁣ #RainforestAlliance #SaveTheAmazon #PrayForAmazonia #AmazonRainforest #ActOnClimate #ForestsResist #ClimateCrisis ?: @mohsinkazmitakespictures / Windy.com

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