New study reaffirms Indigenous lands key to mitigating climate change in Brazil

[Judi Lynn]

6. I've looked at the first 4 of your links so far, remember them all so well.

On the assassination of Edwin Chota, in Peru, I posted photos of him in his native clothes, a long white robe, I remember:



Can you imagine how long it took for those beautiful trees to grow so large a strong, and how much they contributed to their environment? Just like their defenders.



Then I saw the next link you posted, which deserves special attention, itself:


Suspected illegal loggers kill 3 forest rangers on patrol in central Mexico

Because Mexico has no national forest service, farmers from local communal farms often take up patrolling to protect their communities’ forests and combat forest fires and logging.



Near the slopes of the Iztaccihuatl volcano, suspected illegal loggers shot and killed three forest rangers on patrol and wounded a fourth on Sunday, according to police in Puebla state. Marco Ugarte / AP file


Feb. 26, 2024, 3:21 PM CST / Source: The Associated Press
By The Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — Suspected illegal loggers shot and killed three forest rangers on patrol and wounded a fourth in central Mexico, near the slopes of the Iztaccihuatl volcano.

Police in the central state of Puebla, east of Mexico City, said late Sunday that the killings took place earlier in the day. The wounded man was being treated at a hospital, police said.

The four men were “carrying out the duties of forest rangers” when they were shot, police said. Because Mexico has no national forest service, farmers from local communal farms often take up patrolling to protect their communities’ forests, combat forest fires and logging.

The attackers were “presumed to be illegal loggers,” according to a police statement, and a search was underway for them. Loggers have long targeted the forested lower slopes of the Iztaccihuatl volcano, which is not far from the still-active Popocatépetl volcano.

Last year, Mexican researcher and environmentalist Álvaro Arvizu was hacked to death at an environmental educational center where he worked near Iztaccihuatl. Colleagues said the slaying appeared to be in retaliation for his work defending forests and water resources in the mountains that ring Mexico City.

More:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/suspected-illegal-loggers-kill-3-forest-rangers-patrol-central-mexico-rcna140578

Thank you for sharing this information. It's so wrong when they are assassinated without acknowledgement from the human family. I'll look at your other links next.