World warms as rainforests are laid waste for resources

As their homes are burned in the search for resources, indigenous communities in the world’s tropical forests are calling on the United Nations to come to their aid, reports Bruce Babbitt

WHEN Pope Francis visited Latin America in July, he made an impassioned plea for the protection of the Amazon rainforest and the people who live there.

“Our common home is being pillaged, laid waste and harmed with impunity,” he told activists gathered in Bolivia for the World Meeting of Popular Movements.