Indigenous organizations, Brazilian congressmen and NGOs were united at the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21), which took place in Paris of 2015, to condemn a list of actions conducted by both, the Brazilian Federal Executive and Legislative Power, that jeopardize the indigenous rights.
Abrupt increases in Amazonian tree mortality due to drought–fire interactions
Interactions between climate and land-use change may drive widespread degradation of Amazonian forests. High-intensity fires associated with extreme weather events could accelerate this degradation by abruptly increasing tree mortality, but this process remains...