Oliver Balch

Cold-blooded murder in Amazonia

Criminal syndicates, corrupt officials and faceless assassins now control the increasingly depleted rainforest, killing or enslaving all who stand in their way

Slash and burn: catastrophic deforestation in the Amazon for cattle ranching. [Alamy]

  • Masters of the Lost Land: The Untold Story of the Fight to Own the Amazon

    Heriberto Araujo

    Atlantic Books, pp. 432, £20

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