“Inside the Faltering Fight Against Amazon Logging”

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Three people are in a dense tropical forest surrounded by tall trees and thick vegetation. Dr. Scott Wallace sits on a fallen log, writing notes on a small notepad while wearing glasses, a backpack, and outdoor clothing. Another person sits nearby, holding gear and dressed in rugged expedition attire. A third person stands behind them with a large backpack, observing. The group appears to be engaged in fieldwork or an expedition in a jungle environment.

 

Journalism prof and Instituto affiliate faculty Scott Wallace published  “Inside the Faltering Fight Against Amazon Logging” in the National Geographic Magazine, 28 August 2019. Wallace chronicles the beleaguered Brazilian national forestry service’s efforts to stem the tide of renewed logging in the Brazilian state of Rondônia, following forest agents on a field enforcement mission whose effectiveness may have been limited when loggers were tipped off by the government’s own environment minister.