#NewWorldReportEllis: Paradox of the #Amazon deforestation. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
The John Batchelor Show
John Batchelor
4.5 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2023
⏱️ 6 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
@Batchelorshow
#NewWorldReportEllis: Paradox of the #Amazon deforestation. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReport
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-police-launch-fresh-operation-combat-wildcat-mining-yanomami-lands-2023-02-10/
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/deforestation-brazils-amazon-falls-first-month-under-lula-2023-02-10/https://www.reuters.com/world/us-eyes-joining-amazon-fund-during-biden-lula-visit-2023-02-09/
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Today on Good Different News, Paul finds Brits disliked talking about weather. |
| 0:04.8 | Oh, it's raining. |
| 0:05.8 | And more Good News just in at Suzuki. |
| 0:08.4 | With tech packed in and two years free servicing until 31st of March, |
| 0:12.4 | get great cars like the Swift, S-Cross and Vitara at prices you wouldn't expect. |
| 0:17.2 | Join us next time for more Good News, hopefully. |
| 0:20.2 | Search Suzuki Cars, Suzuki Good Different. |
| 0:23.4 | Offer applies to UK private retail purchases from participating Suzuki dealer terms |
| 0:27.0 | and exclusions apply C-Constance of Suzuki.co.uk. |
| 0:35.0 | I'm John Batch of the New World Report with my colleague, Professor Abin Ellis of the US Army War College. |
| 0:40.0 | The Good News, and a visit by the newly elected and former president of Brazil, Lola de Silva. |
| 0:47.0 | The US is considering its first contribution to a multilateral fund aimed at fighting a Amazon deforestation, |
| 0:54.0 | which was announced the US will contribute to the fund. |
| 0:58.0 | So I want to celebrate this at the same time as the professor about a paradox about the Amazon. |
| 1:06.0 | The deforestation is obvious. You can see it from satellite images. |
| 1:09.0 | The concern, however, is that the deforestation is a product of the exploitation of extremely poor people, |
| 1:18.0 | without power, who are then directed to either plunder or cut down or in some way damage the Amazon. |
| 1:26.0 | Amazon is not entirely Brazil. It's also the surround new states, |
| 1:30.0 | Venezuela is concerned here because of indigenous people, the Yanomami, |
| 1:35.0 | and how their locality is being plundered by poor people again looking for opportunity, |
| 1:42.0 | in that case it's mining. |
| 1:43.0 | But the general star of the Amazon remains unsolved. Professor, here it is in my simple terms. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from John Batchelor, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of John Batchelor and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.

