In 2005, the American-born nun Dorothy Stang was gunned down for her advocacy about this issue. Studies by Thomas Lovejoy defined a “tipping point” for this process when it is between 20 to 25% complete. A protest technique called the empate was pioneered by an activist against this issue, Chico Mendes. (15[1])The administrative agency IBAMA was empowered to crack down on illegal activity exacerbating this issue by a 1998 law (15[1])signed by (*) Fernando (10[1])Henrique Cardoso. (10[1])The Awá (15[1])are among the indigenous (10[2])peoples whose existence (10[1])is threatened by this (10[1])ongoing phenomenon. (10[1])Researchers (10[1])estimate that this (10[1])phenomenon could decrease 90% by 2030 (10[1])due to the election (10[1])of Lula (10[1])da Silva. For 10 points, name this phenomenon that is shrinking (10[1])the Amazon jungle. ■END■