The Amazon is not just under environmental assault. It’s also increasingly under criminal control
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OPINION
The Amazon is not just under environmental assault. It’s also increasingly under criminal control
KERRY BOWMAN
SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PUBLISHED JULY 2, 2026
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An illegal mining area at Tapajos Environmental Protection Area in the municipality of Itaituba, in the Amazon rainforest, on May 21.
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Kerry Bowman is a bioethicist and environmentalist at the University of Toronto who is currently…
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