Challenges these years. Coo leaders refused to allow delegation of their neighbors and the un to answer the countries and talks us President Joe Biden is in arizona to clear that land around the grand canyon will be protected from uranium mine. And a new global study says air pollution maybe contributing to antibiotic resistance and on piece. Similarly, this falls columbia reached the womens world cup post funds for the 1st time. But moroccos run is a strong speech to set up a cache, the games and the co host straight the. So its 1800 gmc, thats 1500 in berlin, brazil. And thats where leaders from 8 south american nations have gathered to discuss ways to protect the future of the amazon rain forest. Its the 1st time they meet in 14 years, and there is a lot on the agenda they hope to find Common Ground on deforestation. On Climate Change on illegal mining and capital of farming because it has never been so into the assume the next time this corporations challenges about age and the opportunities that a life demand joint action employees. Thats why i mountains the summit, even before the presidency. When i was a comp 27 in egypt of a 2 day meeting is in the brazilian city of the land known as the gateway to the amazon. So what is the amazon treating corporate co operation organization, which is hosting the summit . Well, the amazon spans 9 countries, 8 of them signed a Cooperation Agreement in 1978 on issues affecting the rain forest. Here the countries that share the amazon include brazil, columbia, ecuador, bolivia, venezuela. And they say that during the summit, they will find solutions to protect the forest and its people, their Biggest Challenges are reducing deforestation promoting Sustainable Development and forming an amazon in parliament. Well, teresa bo is in san jose that well, if you are in columbia menlow or paulo is in santa cruz, in bolivia, and alices eras. Latin america editor, lucy, a newman is at the summit in berlin, brazil. So lets see. Lets start with you. The goal for the host country, for brazil is no more deforestation by 2030. Is that within reach as well . It may be within reach for brazil, and thats still a very, very big if, because the congress is not, is controlled by the opposition to president lula. Thats really about who his hosting this summit. But lets assume that brazil can manage it. The rest of the countries are this, many of them are not on board. The bolivia openly said that it was did not believe that it could reach 0 deforestation by 2030. They said it was unrealistic that each country should go at its own pace. The columbia says it has in fact, that it was already committed to that during the previous government. And the current president of gustavo federal actually was holding the rest of the president street to the fire, saying that theyre not going to not, theyre not going far enough in the discussions that are taking place right now to get to guarantee not only 0 deforestation, but the protection of the people that live in the amazon rain forest as well. So it will see how each country has different priorities. And you alluded to that someone to stop Oil Exploration in the amazon is brazil on board with that as well. That is the real big elephant in the room. In fact, of present included the same. I looked up surprised and almost angry when his uh, colleague, and a new president will stop a federal of columbia brought up the subject and chastise the rest of the city. Here the, the other 5 president s, one Vice President and to Foreign Ministers saying that it does no good to just sit there and make beautiful speeches about saving the amazon. He said that Oil Exploration and its probably taishan and the amazon had to stop immediately in order to what he said, Save Humanity from extinction. You said we only have a decade left that decade. Its up to us to make the hard decisions. And again, he said the other speeches that are being made here and below them are not going to cut it. All right, you mentioned colombia, we can go thank you. Well see how we can go to teresa both within sun, the whole say that it was the audit in columbia. Youre joining us to reset from deep in the amazon jungle in columbia, where youve been reporting on the fight against environmental crimes. Tell us about that. While were here right in the river, and this is deep in the amazon, so weve been moving around all the soviet in the past few days, reporting on whats been going here from environmental crimes. Indigenous communities affected by conflict, but also of by illegal mining and logging among so many other things. This has been water. Yeah. The river deep into the amazon is it goes all the way to very sweet lights, a region that connects brazil, also some streams and rivers in rain, forest. And biodiversity. Once again, were seeing lots of pink dolphins surrounding us. Weve been seeing them swimming all morning around this area, but, and this is one of the reasons why this, somebody so important, especially for People Living in places such as this one precedent gustavo been thrown when told the way to berlin with whatever bishop at the gym there was an emissions on jim building tools, for example, something that he has that when hes creating a natal of, im a zone in country for the big protect the environment. Hes also talking about a trivia now that tribute on that quick try of those crimes, environmental crime stuff there, there could be Cross Country investigations that maybe about both or having an impact in this part of the world. Then of course, that will print their wants to band completely the possibility of drilling in the im a zone rain for. So thats a very big agenda for the fact that wont pay through right there. But for now, what has already happened here in columbia are some good news this country and the past year has managed to reduce deforestation and be savvy. I mean, other parts of the country by around 30 percent of the government has been heavy investing into actions to try to stop deforestation. Kind of alexander, rolando sundays is on the front length of the columbia and fight against deforestation. Hes in charge of operations and they will be at a region in the amazon rain Forest Center says hes working with prosecutors and specialize officers to come by environmental crimes with oh, wait, hold on building this thing we are looking at money lender is so we can confiscate the prophecy and they repay the damage they are doing to the amazon hes, you know, also controls all the world that lives the areas as well as rescuing in danger. Spacious, with me. After the government signed a piece agreement with the left wing rebel group, the fark in 2016 millions of hectors, of land in this area were destroyed and twisting force were replaced with capital and graft to feed them. The government now is trying a different approach and rather than prosecuting small farmers, theyre going after those will finance deforestation. Columbia managed to reduce deforestation by 30 percent in the past year. Environment administered sustainable. How much old di da 0, the combating the legal logging industry. And working with local communities, our priority is fine for colombia 1st left wing precedent. Gustavo k through, we are not going to legalize land that a has been before the state it a so that its price increases. And this is a clear message that we have send out the other side is the best ones that communities that have more the closure of increasing that we go through the frontier. But they are really a low income, not very productive. Placing local communities at the forefront of the fight against land grabs is also part of the plan or metro. This is a community leader. It has been working with local and deals to reforest areas close to a National Park before it was the government has good intentions, but there are lots of people who wants it to fail who are part of the business. And theyre in congress because they make the laws, but the inside of the ones who do not expect from the government has also the task of protecting people activity is as columbia is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for environmental activities. 100 have been killed in the last decade. Columbia as far as have also been a victim of the war and the violence that plague this countrys history. Many hope this time, the political when will be enough to revert the damage that has already been done. Very so ill just see that one, getting columbia or, and theresa on both sides of this course. We are a river where you are there are indigenous communities were at risk from this deforestation. Well, thats correct. We have been seeing many of those communities in this past few days. There is over 2000000 Indigenous People leaving in the amazon rain forest earlier today. Were visiting the community. This is a, a group that was contacted back in the 1982. They were forced to leave the forest in the year 2006 because they were being threatened by illegal loggers, by part of paramilitary groups and left wing guerrillas. And since then, since they came out of the forest, at least half of the population has already disappeared, mostly because theyre extremely vulnerable to what they call white men. The fees is like me. So. And so im on so many other things. Im this people are located in around 20 settlements all around their territory because they kind of go back because of what is happening there. And they live in dire conditions troubling for food. They say the work hunters and gathers and are now no being able to find food where they live among so many other things. So this is a huge challenge. The president s are meeting in midland right now and addressing know totally the rain forest, but also the people that live in it. And also how to address the enormous challenges, but best people face to day theresa in columbia. Thank you so much for your reporting. Lets turn note to mental over apollo. Youre in santa cruz bolivia. Youre also finding out that when we talk of protecting the rain forest, its not just protecting trees. Of course its for protecting the people who live in it. Thats absolutely right. The serial a, we look at a country like bolivia where you might not necessarily think of in terms of being representative of the amazon rain forest. Nearly 50 percent of the territory of this country is amazon. And we look at summits and, and then the need to find Multi Lateral solutions to themes, like deforestation, and Climate Change. Protecting the reinforce isnt just about the animals in the trees. Its about protecting the hundreds of communities that call the amazon their home protecting the those ancestral traditions and protecting the countless potential scientific discoveries relevant to modern medicines that could be found there. Take a look a group of women walking through the forest in central bolivia. Theyre looking for a tree called co pipe. Though around here, good bible is better known as the miracle tree, given its many medicinal properties. When i say typical bible, a pipe, oh elizabeth, additional and good. A treating dramatic pain, the stomach ulcers and for regulating Blood Pressure in this part of the country many hours away from the nearest hospital go bible oil is an important Natural Medicine and a main ingredient in many local products. But the for it square combined gross spaces, many threats such as illegal logging and the clearing of reinforce to make room for agriculture. My 3 favorite and all that got the whole that it. So its very sad for us to see areas without a single tree left places that have become like deserts. And then theres Climate Change in 2019 alone, wild flyers in bolivia destroyed more than 4200000 acres of forest for indigenous communities of the bolivian amazon depletion of the forest. Not only represents a potential loss to their livelihoods, but to in valuable knowledge of Medicinal Plants thats been passed down from generation to generation. The amazon is home to tens of thousands of classified plants species, making it one of the most bio diverse places on our planet, and a great source for natural remedies. Environmental engineers like thomas co, saucy, see that without urgent action, the secret submitted signal plants found in the forest could be lost forever. Or the fact that better the in the more to the left length. I mean, we are losing many of the Medicinal Plants, which is why were promoting seed collecting and reforestation. So itd be come into in these traditions because this is a culture that has been practiced since long ago. And it would be a shame to lose it by partnering with academic institutions and non profit groups. These women have found a market for co bible oil in modern medicine. And theyre harvesting techniques, or even seen by many as a model for sustainable entrepreneurship within the amazon. Their future success, however, will ultimately depend on the guaranteed conservation of the forest itself. Mondays it up a little algebra to the an amazon now serial. We should note that over the course of the last few days, visiting these many indigenous communities near the border of well just to the outskirts of the amazon base and itself. And these transitional for us, indigenous communities, indigenous leaders, conservationist, environmental activists, and engineers. What were hearing from them over whelming way is this sense, or this lack of optimism over National Policies that are gonna lead to significant or meaningful change that could prevent the sort of mass catastrophes that we saw in 2019, for example, during those the big fire of the, of the amazon, and what were hearing from experts here is that there is hopes in this amazon summit thats taking place in brazil, brazil. But its, its an opportunity that must seize now because the amazon is reaching a Tipping Point without International Action and Multi Lateral strategies. Bolivia cant face these challenges alone and ultimately destruction of the amazon waiting force is something that affects all of us that call this planet home 0. My mental over follow reporting from what is also in the hearts of the amazon rain forest that this time in bolivia, thanks to you to your team and to all or amazon team for the coverage. Appreciate it, man. Well, theres plenty more head on. 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