7 yıl önce

Locals in Amazon fight to preserve rainforest wildlife

This year Brazil's environmental ministry's budget was slashed by more than 40 percent as Brazil struggles through its worst economic crisis in a century, so officials are counting on the locals to form the front line against poaching.

Staff Reporter

Reuters

A new species is discovered in the Amazon area, spread over nine South American countries, every two days on average. Reuters

Brazil's Amazon rainforest is one of the most biodiverse on Planet Earth.

It's home to thousands of types of species of plants, birds and reptiles. But conservation cutbacks by the government have put the Amazon's animals at risk.

TRT World's Christine Pirovolakis looks at how local farmers and fisherman are taking matters into their own hands to preserve the rainforest and its wildlife.