Is there hope for the Amazon?

As large as the continental United States, the Amazon is the most biodiverse region of the entire planet. But the Amazon isn’t just a rainforest—it’s a battleground. Why does saving the Amazon seem impossible? Can a forest that has withstood empires survive humanity’s relentless march forward? This is not another video about how the Amazon is doomed, because the truth is that it’s complicated. It’s a story of power, poverty, and survival in the heart of the world’s greatest jungle. To support the channel: https://www.patreon.com/cw/LostinContext/membership (become a supporter) https://buymeacoffee.com/lostincontext (tip jar) Sources and recommendations (with Amazon links- If you buy I will earn a small commission) - John Hemming, Tree of Rivers: The Story of the Amazon, 2008 (https://amzn.to/4snyxsK) The standard account of the history of the Amazon rainforest. Comprehensive, and much better written than your average dry history. - Chris Feliciano Arnold, The Third Bank of the River, 2018 (https://amzn.to/3MO1ajN) An excellent book on the Amazon today, largely its underbelly. Gritty journalism at its best. - Charles C. Mann, 1491: The Americas Before Columbus, 2005 (https://amzn.to/47h1MoQ) One of my favourite books I've ever read. A story elegantly told, and it will change the way you think about the Americas before the European arrival. - Charles C. Mann, 1493: How the Ecological Collision of Europe and the Americas Gave Rise to the Modern World, 2011 (https://amzn.to/4lcckeI) The sequel to the above, about the world that was created by the connecting of the Americas to the world system. - Grandin, Greg- Fordlandia, 2009 (https://amzn.to/47gLhsW) The standard account of Henry Ford's misadventures in the Amazon. Well-written. - McNeill, J. R, Mosquito Empires; Ecology and War in the Greater Carribbean, 2010 (https://amzn.to/40hxHle) It seems like it might be a dry history book, but it's much better than that. Argues convincingly for the crucial role of disease (hence the mosquito) in the story of the Americas. - English colonies in Guiana and on the Amazon, 1604-1668, James A. Williamson, 1923 00:00 Intro 01:34 March to the West 08:40 Manaus 22:49 Development of the Amazon 25:55 Deforestation 29:34 Bolsonaro 34:30 The Outlook for the Amazon 40:40 Next video...