Using candy and jam to protect Brazil’s Amazon rainforest
By DW
25 June 2022 |
5:42 am
With young Indigenous people leaving the Amazon in search of jobs the rainforest is losing one of its best lines of defense. Could ensuring they have economic opportunities at home help protect biodiversity?
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