Major investment managers including BlackRock and Capital Group are among more than a dozen U.S. and Brazilian institutions heavily financing mining companies that are destroying Indigenous reserves and their inhabitants’ way of life in the Amazon. That’s the finding from a report published Feb. 22 by the Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (Apib) […]
Daniel Beltrá s Devastating Photographs of Amazon Deforestation
February 24, 2021 | in Photography
Daniel Beltrá has spent the past thirty years witnessing human’s influence on the climate. Photographing from the air, he has documented everything from oil spills to glacial melts, to droughts, to the effect of greenhouse gases. His commitment is extraordinary and has been acknowledged by both the conservation and art worlds, as he lays bare the undeniable reality of the climate crisis. The Amazon features fifteen photographs taken over a span of twenty years, alongside a photographic timeline describing his many adventures.
The Amazon rainforest is a vital part of our ecosystem, covering more than 2 million square miles across nine countries. According to recent data, it is home to more than 390 billion trees, 2.5 million insect species, 40,000 plant species, 2000 birds, 2200 fishes, 1294 birds, 427 mammals, 428 amphibians, and 378 reptiles. Prior to the 1970s, the forest rema