Every year across many parts of Amazonia, high levels of atmospheric pollution, (including C02) along with other atmospheric pollution particulates, throughout what is known as the “Burning Season” continues to leave many with health issues (such as breathing problems), alongside of ongoing problems in regards to the growing loss of green areas of the Natural Eco System Habitat for many, (which also includes wildlife).
(The “Burning Season”, starts in June of each year throughout the dry season period, and begins to reach it’s highest forest fire peaks during the month of August through to September until finally going into October (when “Burning Season’ officially ends – only it does not actually end; the fires continue to burn even more deeply, causing more long term damage by developing into Forest Ground/Understory fires.. an occurrence which is directly attributed to the initial forest fires of the “Burning Season”).
Such Understory Fires cause a major setback in the chances of naturally occurring forest eco-system regeneration; due to a large number of tree species along with various types of vegetation becoming burnt out right down to the roots, whilst at the same time, destroying a lot of the seeds that play a crucial role in maintaining the delicate balance of bio-diversity within what should otherwise have been (and what really should be) a naturally thriving Eco-system for all life in general.
Despite such ongoing catastrophic environmental damage from widespread deforestation; small scale agricultural crops, such as beans, corn and cassava, have been planted throughout October of this year by a number of people across rural areas which also include Indigenous communities, planting what they can in the hopes of getting a half decent crop yield.
However, they still have yet to face the increasing Climatic flux impacts of La Nina, now running into it’s third year, which presents yet another environmentally challenging and hazardous dynamic in terms of putting additional environmental stress upon various things such as increasing levels of global crop depletion along with food insecurity levels; with regard also to the further impacts and implications of large scale losses within bio-diversity, mainly due to factors of industrial over-utilisation such as large scale deforestation, along with increasing Climatic Flux Anomalies such as prolonged periods of heavy rains and strong winds.
Food for thought…
In these times of Climatic Change; focussing on the conservation of the World’s Eco-systems (including that of the Amazon) must be continued to be done from an International/Universal level, and not otherwise….
Peace and Love, L.D.K
Artwork: Copyright of L.D.K