John,
According to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), the country has experienced over 93,000 fires this year, with more than half of them burning in the Amazon. Millions of acres have been affected by these fires, which continue to threaten wildlife from jaguars deep in the forest to river otters along tropical rivers. There is little question the fires were deliberately set by humans to make way for ranching and agriculture.
Commercial agriculture is at the root of the fires raging today and the largest driver of deforestation in the Amazon. With American companies sourcing thousands of products from Brazil that make their way to the stores where you and I shop, we are all involved!
Please act now to eliminate deforestation and help prevent more fires of this magnitude by demanding that American companies only purchase products that will not contribute to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
Your voice is desperately needed to convince companies that source products from Brazil to help protect wildlife by eliminating deforestation and preventing future fires. The Brazilian government won’t listen to our calls for conservation, but the companies who buy their country’s products have the power to make them listen. If consumers and companies demand sustainability, they will pay attention.
Sign this petition calling on companies to make a zero-deforestation commitment now, rid deforestation from their supply chains and insist that Brazilian agribusiness stop burning and converting natural forests to agriculture.
The Amazon is the largest tropical rainforest on Earth, and ongoing deforestation is weakening its power to mitigate climate change. It is also home to nearly 10% of all known wildlife species in the world. Native Amazonian species are not adapted to cope with fires of this magnitude.
Please, join our fight against deforestation and show companies the power of consumers.
Thank you for demanding that companies value the rainforest and all its inhabitants.
