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Brazil's PL490

Dear earthlings,

We come bearing sad news. Today Brazil’s Congress will vote on the proposed Bill PL490, a Bolsonaro legacy. If approved this bill would strip indigenous peoples’ land rights, causing a genocide of the guardians of the rainforest. It’s incredibly urgent that you sign and share this petition. We must unite, and show Brazil’s Congress that the world is watching.

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eco-nnect on Instagram: “Tomorrow the bill 490/2007 might be approved by Brazil’s congress. If this happens Indigenous people throughout the country will lose their land rights. It’s imperative that this doesnt happen. “URGENT! In support of the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, APIB, we call on the international community to prevent a genocide in Brazil. As citizens from all over the world, we are uniting our voices to demand urgent justice for the indigenous peoples of Brazil. We reinforce the cry of indigenous leaders from all over the Amazon Basin and beyond, and ask you to mobilize all the efforts within your power to prevent a historic injustice being committed by the House of Representatives against the indigenous peoples of Brazil. We refer to the upcoming voting of Bill 490/2007 and its appendices. This is a matter of extreme urgency in terms of global climate change, the crisis of tropical deforestation and the human rights of indigenous peoples. Please share, divulgate, and ask all your followers and friends, to sign the petition and stop the approval of genocide.
Please read the open letter and sign the petition in our link in bio. We, a collective of supporters aiming to uphold the respect for indigenous peoples cultures and lives in Brazil and worldwide, thank you from the core of our hearts. We are together!” Letter from @yorenka.tasorentsi Please share this message before it’s too late and sign the petition in our link in bio.”

May 29, 2023

🗞️ In Climate News

• 🇧🇷 Spearheaded by Brazil’s agribusiness lobby, Brazil’s Congress set to vote on PL490, a law that would strip indigenous peoples land rights.

• 🇦🇶 Slowing ocean current caused by melting Antarctic ice could have drastic climate impact, study says.

• 🇳🇱 1,500 activists arrested for protesting in the Netherlands.

• 🇩🇪 German police raid the homes of climate activists, leaders of Letze Generation, on suspicion of forming a criminal organization.

• 🇺🇾 Uruguay experiencing its worst-ever water crisis.

• 🏝️ Caribbean island of Bonaire to sue its colonizer, the Netherlands for climate crisis failure.

📈 Cool Trends

• 🍅 agrosyntropic food forests

• 🧼 river cleanups

♾️ eco-stories

🌳 Forest Gardeners

“There was nothing but a small shed and a backyard, and in only a years time you can already begin to see a small forest.”

About a year ago I took a four day agrosyntropic course in Ibiza. There I met Daniel and Rodrigo, my teachers, and together with 20 other eager students we planted a 600sqm edible forest for the Tierra Iris community to enjoy throughout the year.

After that I kept in touch with Rodrigo and Daniel and in March I went to Tepotzlan, Mexico to visit the project they had launched in 2021: Solar. Tepotzlan is a charming town, only two hours south of Mexico City. Driving in you are greeted by imposing rocky mountains, each with its own personality peering down onto the colourful homes and cobbled streets. Rodrigo and I arranged to meet on a sunny Saturday afternoon. The land is right in the residential area of town, a 20 minute walk from the town center. The gates opened to reveal a light pink countryside home with a backyard that was flourishing with life. Rodrigo greeted me with a booming smile. I remember his warm and kind approach as he taught 20 inexperienced aspiring farmers last summer. He walks me to the growing food forest. I ask Rodrigo how Solar came about. 

🌏 The Culture Club

📺 What we’re watching:

📸 Profile of the week: @solar_centroagroecologico
📚 What we’re reading: The Cosmic Serpent by Jeremy Narby
🤯 Fun fact we learnt this week: without human intervention the Amazon’s soil is red clay and infertile, with human intervention it is known as terra preta, one of the most fertile lands on the planet.