- 320 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
'Ultimately as inspiring and devastating as the Amazon itself' The Guardian
'Bold, pacy, bursting with optimism and filled with vivid descriptions, this is the work of an indomitable soul' - Guy Shrubsole 'A defiant triumph of a book' - Gaia Vince 'An important book which we should all read' - Andrea Wulf An urgent work of reportage which takes the reader deep inside the Amazon rainforest, and shows that even if you kill a journalist, you cannot silence a story. RECIPIENT OF A WHITING FOUNDATION AWARD On 5 June 2022, award-winning journalist Dom Phillips was working on this book, alongside the indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, when they were both shot. They are believed to have been assassinated by one of the criminal networks whose ecological exploitation they were working to expose.As the world becomes more aware of the significance of the Amazon, home to nearly 400 billion trees, working in this vast region has become ever more dangerous for activists and journalists. Fires, land grabs, and the invasion of reserves have all spiked over recent decades, pushing the world's biggest forest ever closer to a point of no return. The last few years have seen efforts to reduce deforestation, but the question remains; can we save this globally essential ecosystem before it is too late?A group of expert writers took up his partially completed manuscript, committed to his mission of uncovering the truth about deforestation and searching for solutions. Blending in-depth reporting and encounters with indigenous activists, ecologists, farmers, and political figures, How to Save The Amazon is a dazzling account of how we can fight ecological destruction and stand in solidarity with the Earth's environmental defenders.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Maps
- FOREWORD: A Bloody Change of Plan
- INTRODUCTION: Into the Forest
- CHAPTER ONE. Laying Down the Law: Political leadership
- CHAPTER TWO. Cattle Chaos: Corporate accountability
- CHAPTER THREE. Putting the Eco Back in Economy: Agroforestry models
- CHAPTER FOUR. Stop Destructive Development: Managed urbanisation
- CHAPTER FIVE. A Cemetery of Trees: Infrastructure catastrophes
- CHAPTER SIX. Regrow and Self-Protect: Indigenous defenders
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Putting a Price on the Future: Tourism and environmental service payments
- CHAPTER EIGHT. Shaking the Global Money Tree: International finance
- CHAPTER NINE. Nature Worth Fighting For: Biopharmacy and bioeconomy
- CHAPTER TEN. A Life-Changing Relationship: Educate and rethink
- AFTERWORD. Listen to the Forest: Indigenous inspiration
- Acknowledgements
- Plates