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This report is a collection of 22 articles written by 55 authors from different walks of life: Indigenous leaders, activists, decisionmakers, politicians, etc. It is divided into three sections.
The first part presents the “Science behind the tipping point,” which in recent years has exploded as a new area of knowledge analyzing deforestation and degradation, but also ecosystem integrity, flying rivers, evidence emanating from the territories, and, on this occasion, we include the analysis of water, which is also necessary for a comprehensive view of the basin.
The second section presents the “Drivers of destruction,” with articles that cover the impact of “commodities” in Amazonía, the aftermath of “legal” extraction (oil, mining) in key biodiversity areas and Indigenous territories, as well as “illegal” drivers such as illegal logging and mining. Three indigenous leaders from different organizations include their testimonies on the impact of all extractivism in their communities.
The third and final section, “Towards a new Paradigm,” is a collection of disruptive contributions that can radically change the trajectory toward a new paradigm in Amazonía. It’s not philosophy; these are realities already underway that can be replicated, scaled up, disseminated, (re)invented, and developed. In short, we can change public policy from a different perspective, from the periphery.
