Series: Environmental Remediation Technologies, Regulations and Safety

BISAC: NAT011000

Target Audience: Society and students in general; readers and scholars on sustainable development, environmental justice, climate change, culture, economy, human sciences, natural sciences, ecology, geography, sociology, religion, history, science education, regional development, environmentalists, Amazonia and globalization. This book is aimed at postgraduate and graduate students. It can be used in courses on sustainable development, political sciences, ecology, science education, environmental philosophy, sociology of knowledge, history of science, environmental education, anthropology, bioeconomy, among others. It analyzes universal themes of worldwide interest.

Description:
The authors warn governments, societies and humanity about the future of Amazonia. It is dying. Who will save Amazonia? The world is at war with COVID-19, climate change and social inequality. This book shows that Amazonia is a key entity in the victory of humanity against these three ‘plagues’ of modernity. A worldwide mobilization is needed to stop its cultural and ecological destruction. Its full submission to the market and to predatory privatization contribute to this process that has had a global impact. It is an open question as many diseases and pandemics could spread throughout the world as a result of continued destruction of this incredibly biodiverse region. It has about 163 indigenous peoples, over 2000 rivers and 400 billion trees. It is important for world food security, climate change mitigation and bioindustries. Its importance for humanity is analyzed from a sustainable perspective. This tragedy has been aggravated by the dispersion of COVID-19 in the region. This book shows that Brazilian Amazonia’s future is a world tragedy. Who will save Amazonia? According to Marcílio and Marilene, the responsibility of its sustainable protection comes from us all.