Jair Bolsonaro can be stopped from trashing the Amazon – here's how
Monday, January 7, 2019 - 08:50
in Earth & Climate
The inauguration of Brazil's new president, Jair Bolsonaro, has triggered fears that rates of deforestation in the Amazon will increase. There are indeed good reasons for concern about Bolsonaro's administration. But several factors, both domestic and transnational, could constrain its ability to wreak environmental damage.