Articles

This article talks about the importance of the Amazon to the global ecosystem, illegal logging, the reduction and advancement of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, etc. It talks about how some public policies have been successful in containing deforestation. The last part of the article talks about how international agents can help with the preservation of the forest.

Luís, Roberto, et al. “Revista de Direito Da Cidade HOW to SAVE the AMAZON: WHY the FOREST HAS MORE VALUE STANDING than CUT down 1 COMO SALVAR a AMAZÔNIA: POR QUE a FLORESTA de PÉ VALE MAIS DO QUE DERRUBADA.” Revista de Direito Da Cidade, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 1379–1434, 10.12957/rdc.2020.50890. Accessed 18 Nov. 2021.

This article talks about how there is a conflict between two important goals of international environmental law. There is a conflict between the two goals because there is difficulty using international environmental law to provide accountability for the devastation of slash-and-burn of the rainforest. This article shows that international environmental law needs to make sure that the people burning the rainforest are held accountable.

Kaufhardt, Sara. Impunity for Burning the Earth’s Lungs: The Legality of Deforestation under International Law and the Quest to Preserve the World’s Biodiversity.