<p>Colonial law helped shape modern deforestation. Legal historian Mariana Dias Paes explains how 19th-century property law, land dispossession, and colonial legal systems accelerated rainforest destruction in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest and continue to influence environmental conflicts today. This episode of Green Frequency explores colonialism, Indigenous land rights, private property, environmental history, and the legal foundations behind modern climate and conservation crises across the Atlantic world, including the Amazon and Congo rainforests. Recorded live at The American University of Paris, the conversation connects legal history to present-day environmental governance, climate justice, and biodiversity loss. Full video version with presentation slides and maps available on YouTube.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Episode Guests: <a href="https://www.aup.edu/profile/mdiaspaes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Mariana Dias Paes</a></p><p>Browse Dr. Dias Paes’ publications on <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=le82AMYAAAAJ&amp;hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google Scholar</a></p><br><p>WATCH THE FULL VIDEO ON <a href="https://youtu.be/mhJveT2mVEg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YOUTUBE</a></p><br><p>Explore the <a href="http://pineforestpods.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pine Forest Media</a> digital ecosystem on our <a href="http://pineforestpods.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a></p><br><p>Find the full-length video on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PineForestPods" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@PineForestPods</a></p><p>Follow us on Social Media @pineforestmedia</p><br><p>Audio Editing by Clark Marchese, Video Editing by Madelyn Cho Weir</p><p>Videography and Set Design by <a href="https://studiodupassage.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Le Studio Du Passage</a></p><br><p>Cover Art by <a href="https://laurelawong.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laurel Wong</a></p><br><p>Theme music by <a href="http://nelaruizcomposer.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nela Ruiz</a></p><p>Find some more Pine Forest Media podcasts below</p><br><p>Listen to Oceanography on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6cg6LgAEvCP32rj24KixpP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1826543626?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></p><p>Listen to Plastic Podcast on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4Iv20PynWeNKEZtq5O5UOj?si=MW-ZYI8zS0mUroec9T_lfA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plastic-podcast/id1737963995" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></p><p>Listen to South Pole on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/292f9HcD3eCI2V6hLQG2Hi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1748730442?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></p><p>Listen to Something in the Water on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5HGQytPxV6FfcX03OUBXYf?si=YszhS8C4ToafplCEsEErAQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-in-the-water/id1740586381" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>