The Amazon is Burning: Fires, Brazil, and Ecological Disaster | Botany After Dark, Episode 3

#botanyafterdark #amazononfire #podcast The Amazon Rainforest is burning, and it drastically impacts the whole planet. This episode was originally uploaded in August and I happened to forget to post it here. The links to the base podcast are below, along with sources and social media links. Today, we venture to the Amazon, not to observe the diverse multidimensional network of life, but to bear witness to the destruction occurring and demand change. I will post additional information as it becomes available, though there are some links below with possible ways to get involved. What can I do? Petitions: Specifically Regarding the Fires: https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-burning-of-the-amazon-rainforest UK Residents or British Citizens Only: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/266638 Care2 (Worldwide): https://www.thepetitionsite.com/505/371/203/save-the-amazon-rainforest/ 4 Nonprofits with Ideas on How to Save the Amazon: https://www.goodnet.org/articles/4-nonprofits-ideas-on-how-to-save-amazon Podcast: Main Page: https://radiopublic.com/botany-after-dark-GObMrO/ep/s1!3831b iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/botany-after-dark/id1472886336 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BDnyts9dEFMQAP1ZtBjc5 Player FM: https://player.fm/series/botany-after-dark Episode Art: Image by johnmarydavis0 from Pixabay Music: "Forest of Fear" by Aakash Gandhi ------------------------------------------------- Sources: Philip DeFranco (video link): https://youtu.be/A0vpmwzhCrI The Guardian (Article 1): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/19/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-amazon-rainforest-deforestation The Guardian (Article 2): https://www.theguardian.com/environment/amazon-rainforest The Guardian (Article 3): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/21/jair-bolsonaro-accuses-ngos-setting-fire-amazon-rainforest The Guardian (Article 4): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/28/jair-bolsonaro-wins-brazil-presidential-election The Guardian (Article 5): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/19/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-amazon-rainforest-deforestation NASA: https://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/AmazonFire Tropical Rainforest Facts: https://tropical-rainforest-facts.com/Amazon-Rainforest-Facts/Amazon-Rainforest-Tribe-Facts.shtml Biodiversity Conservation: https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/biodiversity-conservation-types-importance-methods.php WWF Amazon Facts: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/what-animals-live-in-the-amazon-and-8-other-amazon-facts Indian Forest Dwellers: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/forest-dwellers-found-using-forest-land-after-relocation/articleshow/63791548.cms Trail of Tears: http://www.historyrocket.com/American-History/timeline/1803-1849/trail-of-tears/Why-Did-The-Trail-Of-Tears-Happen.html Trail of Tears Pt2: https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/27-07-2019/our-trail-of-tears-the-story-of-how-ihumatao-was-stolen/ Countercurrents: https://countercurrents.org/2019/07/amazon-is-being-destroyed-in-bolsonaro-era INPE Pronounciation: https://www.pronouncekiwi.com/INPE%20-%20Instituto%20Nacional%20de%20Pesquisas%20Espaciais INPE Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_for_Space_Research Sciencing: https://sciencing.com/ecosystem-amazon-rainforest-6495612.html VIdeo Clips: Fire: https://www.videvo.net/video/fire-background-loop-1/3533/ River: https://www.videvo.net/video/river-water-close-up/4002/ Space Fly-Over :https://www.videvo.net/video/peru-from-space-graded/455020/ Monkey: https://www.videvo.net/video/leaping-monkey-in-a-sunny-rainforest/7560/ Canopy: https://www.videvo.net/video/rotating-shot-of-a-jungle-canopy/7571/ ----------------------------------------- Contact Info: Blog: www.theamazingplantproject.com Twitter: @Ethnobotanicam (plants and science) @OmRaven (crafts and mostly everything else) Instagram: @Ethnobotanicam (plants and science) @3whiskerscreative(crafts and mostly everything else) Facebook: @theamazingplantproject (plants and science) @3whiskerscreative (crafts and mostly everything else)