The Climate Question

Why are we failing to protect the Amazon rainforest?

<p>The Brazilian legislature is currently considering a bill that would legalise the private occupation of some public land in the Amazon region - a move that would most likely lead to further deforestation. 
 
But could renewed international pressure from foreign governments and corporations demanding protection of the Amazon convince the Brazilian government to rethink its policies, or will they simply go ignored, as it favours short-term economic gain over long-term environmental protection? 
 
Presenters Graihagh Jackson and Neal Razzell are joined by:
 
Diane Jeantet, freelance reporter
Manuela Andreoni, rainforest investigations fellow at the Pulitzer Centre
Marcello Britto, president of the Brazilian Agribusiness Association
Oliver Stuenkel, professor of international relations at FGV in São Paulo
Virgilio Viana, fellow at the International Institute for Environment and Development 
 
Producer: Darin Graham
Researcher: Zoe Gelber
Series producers: Rosamund Jones and Richard Fenton Smith
Editor: Emma Rippon
Sound engineer: Tom Brignell</p>

<p>A global programme that reflects the variety of takes on climate change, how best to understand it and the world’s attempts to avert it, temper it or adapt to it.
It is not about questioning whether climate change is happening, it’s about finding the best ways to respond to it.
This is sharp-edged, analytical inquiry. Hard scrutiny, touched with a sense of adventure and discovery, and where we can find it, hope.
It includes stories from across the world on why we find it so hard to save our own planet, and how we might change that.</p>