70% of rainforest deforestation is the result of cattle farming.
“We have all heard of the web of life. The way we live threatens to trap us all in a web of death.” - Ban Ki Moon, UN Secretary General
Indigenous protestors embark on 300-mile walk to protest Amazon road in Bolivia
Indigenous protesters are targeting a new road in the Bolivian Amazon, reports the BBC. The 190-mile highway under construction in the Bolivian Amazon will pass through the Isiboro-Secure Indigenous Territory and National Park (Tipnis), a 4,600-square mile (11,900 square kilometers) preserve which boasts exceptional levels of rainforest biodiversity, including endangered blue macaws and fresh-water dolphins. Indigenous peoples who live in Tipnis are participating in a month-long protest march against the road, which they claim violates their right to self-governance.
