Brazil's new president opt for Amazon developmentby | 07-08-2012 02:20 |
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 After the movie 'Avatar's world wide success, director, James Cameron was in the Amazon rainforest to protest the building of the third largest dam project in the world. It was three years ago, and the project 'Bel Monte' had the green-go-sign and estimated to be finished by 2015. Amazon's suffering has not ended there. Since President Rousseff took the office nineteen month ago, many changes have set on Brazil's environmental policies. She ordered to re-evaluate seven protected woodlands, making way for hydroelectric dams and other infrastructure projects, and to legalize settlements by farmers and miners. She also made the process of registering land for the national parks and wild life reserves near to stop, which did not happen in three prior administrations. The Amazon rainforest, the area seven times bigger than the size of France, is the essential source of economic growth, which may put Brazil in number six rank in the world largest economy. Despite the strong protest from local and global environmental activists, President Rousseff has 77% approval rate from Brazilian people. The outcome of President Rousseff's plan has yet to see, and ethical issues with what would be the 'greater good' is always hanging in the air. It is just that the image from James Cameron's documentary, 'Message from Pandora' is still echoing in my head. p.s. If you have time, please drop by http://messagefrompandora.org/ source: The Chicago Tribune, The Forbes, Amazonwatch etc. |
