On today’s episode, Andy welcomes back conservationist Paul Rosolie to discuss the "Wild West" reality of the modern Amazon. Paul reveals how organized crime and narco-traffickers have invaded the deep jungle, threatening uncontacted tribes and placing a WhatsApp hit on his life.

They discuss the "lethal blow" of the Trans-Amazonian Highway and Paul’s new book, Junglekeeper—a 20-year odyssey of a man standing in the breach against the dark forces destroying our planet’s most vital ecosystem.

To purchase Paul's book, visit: https://www.junglekeepers.org/store/items/junglekeeper-the-book

Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original

Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:30) The Battle with Amazon Organized Crime

(07:00) Writing Jungle Keeper: 20 Years in the Rainforest

(10:30) Standing in the Breach: If You Want it Done, Do it Yourself

(21:10) The Trans-Amazonian Highway: A Lethal Blow to Nature

(27:00) Why Narco-Traffickers are Moving into the Deep Jungle

(41:50) Training Lex Fridman: 25 Miles of Battle

(51:30) The End Game: Protecting the Amazon’s Last Tribes

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