O silêncio da motosserra

This book recounts how Brazil achieved the largest reduction in Amazon deforestation in history between 2005 and 2012, revealing the scale of the challenge to preserve the rainforest. Drawing on extensive documentary research and interviews with key figures, the authors detail the social, political, and scientific efforts that led to this environmental milestone. The narrative highlights the crucial role of civil society, the press, and the scientific community in monitoring and understanding the Amazon, demonstrating that halting deforestation is both an achievable goal and an ethical imperative in the face of climate change.