Half a century of oil exploration has left the world’s largest rainforest scarred by deforestation, water contamination and air pollution. Indigenous lands have been infringed and economic disparities exacerbated. Now a new wave of drilling threatens to perpetuate this destructive legacy.
Tag: South America
Gold Rush leaves trail of deforestation in South America
Study shows that rapid rise in international prices encouraged race for metal in the Amazon and led to the destruction of forests.
Roads through the rainforest: an overview of South America’s ‘arc of deforestation’
Roads, by their very nature, are indiscriminate pathways, granting access for travel and trade along with deforestation and other forms of environmental degradation.