Tropical forests are important regulators of the flux and storage of carbon, water, and energy in the Biosphere, and they are the habitat of more than three-fourths of the world’s plant and animal species. These ecosystems are also undergoing rapid conversion through pasture formation, shifting cultivation and timber highgrading as the people of tropical nations turn to forestlands for sustenance and wealth.
In defense of the Brazilian indigenous' right
Indigenous organizations, Brazilian congressmen and NGOs were united at the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21), which took place in Paris of 2015, to condemn a list of actions conducted by both, the Brazilian Federal Executive and Legislative Power, that jeopardize the indigenous rights.