The Amazon rainforest is on fire, AGAIN. In July, fires on Indigenous lands rose 77 percent compared to the same period in 2019. Last year’s fires were one of the worst environmental disasters in a generation, and this year could be even worse as we’ve already reached a ten-year historical high.
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has invested billions of dollars in agribusiness and fossil fuels, the industries driving Indigenous land invasions, land grabbing, illegal deforestation, and the subsequent burning season across the Amazon rainforest. Join us in holding BlackRock accountable!