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When we destroy
the rainforest, it doesn't just harm our environment and the
thousands of vital, unique wildlife species that need it to
survive. We're also actively destroying our own economy
and our future as well. That's what makes
it so jarring that the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, is
gleefully and aggressively deforesting the Amazon rainforest.
Bolsonaro isn't just a climate change denier. He's also trying
to convince the Brazilian people that his horrific
deforestation plans are meant to help the economy. As the
rainforest burns at higher and higher rates, he refuses to
listen to science or reason.
And he couldn't be more wrong.
Bolsonaro is actually hurting both the global climate
and his own people. Economic studies show that Brazil
could lose $8.2 billion annually once the Amazon is completely
destroyed. Not only would deforestation destroy animal
habitat, it would also hurt farmers, make long-term logging
more expensive, and would destroy one of the world's most
important carbon sinks. Add your name to the petition calling on the
Brazilian government to protect our world and the Brazilian
economy, and stop deforestation of the
Amazon!
Thank you,
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Lauren
The Care2 Petitions Team
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P.S. Brazil is
pillaging the Amazon rainforest in the name of profits. But
what happens when the rainforest is no more? Sign to protect the economy and the
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