Uruguayan actress and activist Natalia Oreiro makes a moving appeal for the future of the forests on behalf of her son.
"I want my child to know the forests."
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A government forest bill “Ley de Bosques”, supported by more than 1.5 million Argentinean citizens, was approved by the Argentinean Congress in 2007 to
protect native forests. Despite the massive civil society movement and political will, governance is still an issue in the region and deforestation rates keep rising because of logging permits and cattle expansion.
Ms Oreiro, inspired by the desire for her son to know the fecundity of the forests, lent her weight to the call to action to Governor of Santiago del Estero to halt forest destruction, revoke illegal logging permits and give future generations a chance to discover the wonders of the forests.
Protect indigenous livelihoods and guarantee biodiversity for our future.