By Lizzy Rainey | Programs Manager
Ola friends, I'm sure many of you have seen the news about the recent devastating fires ravaging the lungs of our planet that is the Amazon Rainforest. In Brazil alone, there have been more than 74,000 fires across the country this year, and nearly 40,000 fires across the Amazon. This surge in burning has accompanied a spike in deforestation in general. More than 1,330 square miles of the Amazon rainforest have been lost since January, a 39 percent increase over the same period last year, according to The New York Times.
One way we can fight deforestation is simple: reforestation. FTPF's work in Brazil will continue to replant with fruit trees in order to not only provide food and shade for Brazilians but also for the incredible diversity of Brazilian wildlife. Our projects have already had impacts on local wildlife by creating habitat sanctuaries for birds in areas that had been without such populations previously.
We must act now. We much continue planting trees in Brazil. We must support our Brazilian friends in their efforts to preserve the incredible landscape of their country.
Muito obrigada,
The FTPF Team
By Lizzy Rainey | Programs Manager
By Lizzy Rainey | Programs Manager
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