Roraima’s Green Revolution: Pioneering the World’s First Truly Sustainable Eco-State in Brazil
Introduction In 2006, as astronaut Marcos Pontes gazed down upon the Amazon rainforest from his vantage point in space, he was struck by the vastness and beauty of the world’s largest tropical rainforest. The view from above, however, also revealed the vulnerability of this critical ecosystem, threatened by deforestation, climate change, and unsustainable development practices….