Indigenous people turn to drones to protect the Amazon and climate

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.