After thirty years of experience in the Amazon, author and lawyer Mark London shares a unique perspective on an issue with global consequences: how can twenty-one million people and the rainforest share the same space? With levels of deforestation approaching the point of no return at an alarming rate, London poses a provocative alternative to the age-old mantra, “leave the forest untouched.”

Shark Loves the Amazon challenges the conventional wisdom by examining the recent history of human occupation in the forest, analyzing the social and political forces that shaped its modern face, and offering an inspiring answer for the future of the Amazon.