Why the Amazon Matters
Nikolas Kozloff, author of three books on Latin America including his latest, No Rain in the Amazon: How South America’s Climate Change Affects the Entire Planet, makes the case for paying closer attention to the region’s environmental issues, particularly the rainforest. “It’s not just an abstract environmental issue anymore – it’s of primary concern to us all,” he said. In fact, he noted, the landscape in the Amazon is changing so much that “you could swear as you’re going down this road that you’re in the middle of Iowa. You …
