Clear cutting of the Amazon and the intentional annihilation of Amazonian tribes by local ranchers is a terrible problem that's been well documented over the last 20 years. For the most part, Brazilian authorities have been ineffective in stopping it.
In at least one case, it appears that Brazilian officials are taking the right steps.
From Slate...
He's an Indian, and Brazilian officials have concluded that he's the last survivor of an uncontacted tribe. They first became aware of his existence nearly 15 years ago and for a decade launched numerous expeditions to track him, to ensure his safety, and to try to establish peaceful contact with him. In 2007, with ranching and logging closing in quickly on all sides, government officials declared a 31-square-mile area around him off-limits to trespassing and development.
It's meant to be a safe zone. He's still in there. Alone.
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