Indigenous people turn to drones to protect the Amazon and climate

By Martina Farmbauer

Bitate Uru Eu Wau Wau drives a drone on a course to protect the environment. — FERNANDO SOUZA/dpa

PORTO VELHO, Brazil: Pedro Agamenon is worried about the land of his indigenous Arara people in the Amazon.

Deforestation and fires are endangering large swathes of the Amazon rainforest. Agriculture is encroaching fast.

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