Amazon Rainforest
About Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon rainforest, covering much of northwestern Brazil and extending into Colombia, Peru and other South American countries, is the world's largest tropical rainforest, famed for its biodiversity. It's crisscrossed by thousands of rivers, including the powerful Amazon. River towns, with 19th-century architecture from rubber-boom days, include Brazil's Manaus and Belém and Peru's Iquitos and Puerto Maldonado.
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... The lands - including a vast area of Amazon Rainforest - cover about 620,000 hectares (1...
Brazil's Lula recognises six new indigenous reserves
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva has decreed six new indigenous reserves, banning mining and restricting commercial farming there.
The Lands - including a vast area of Amazon Rainforest - Cover about 620,000 hectares (1. 5m acres).
Indigenous leaders welcomed The Move , but said more areas needed protection.
Lula, who took office in January, has pledged to reverse policies of his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro , who promoted mining in indigenous Lands .
Lula, who previously served as president in 2003-2010, signed The demarcation decree on Friday - The Final day of a gathering of indigenous people from around The country in The capital Brasília.
" We Are going to legalise indigenous Lands . It is a process that takes a little while, because it has to go through many hands, " The 77-year-old leader told The crowds.
" I don't want any indigenous territory to be left without demarcation during my government. That is The Commitment I made to you. "
And in a tweet, Lula described The decision as " an important step".
Recent years have seen an alarming rise in deforestation of The Amazon Rainforest , a crucial buffer in The global fight against Climate Change .
The new reserves are in central Brazil , as well as The country's north-east and south.
The presidential decree grants indigenous people exclusive use of natural resources on The reserves. All mining is banned, and there are tighter rules for commercial farming and logging.
While hailing Lula's decision, some indigenous leaders pointed out that his government had vowed to recognise 14 New Territories .
During his Time In office, Mr Bolsonaro made it his mission to push Economic Development in The Amazon.
He repeatedly argued that by mining in indigenous territories, Brazil - which relies heavily on imported Fertilisers - could build more of its own potassium reserves. That argument has been questioned by some experts.
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