Amazon Rainforest Fires

• Brazil’s Amazon rainforest sees deforestation rise for 4th straight month

  Protecting the Amazon rainforest is vital to curbing climate charge due to the large amount of greenhouse gases it absorbs, scientists say.

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  Jul 9, 2021
  
• Amazon rainforest deforestation in Brazil at highest level in more than a decade

  Environment ministry officials say they will meet the Amazon region's governors to discuss ways to reduce deforestation.

  Environment

  Nov 18, 2019
  
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• ‘Damage is irreversible’: More than 2 million wild animals die in Bolivia wildfires

  Warning: This story contains graphic content some readers may find disturbing. Discretion is advised. 

  Environment

  Sep 26, 2019
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• Bolsonaro says world concern for Amazon rainforest sensationalized by ‘lying’ media

  In a speech to the UN, Bolsonaro said any foreign aid to help protect the rainforest must fully respect Brazilian sovereignty.

  World

  Sep 24, 2019
• Bolsonaro open to discussing Amazon fires at UN after refusing assistance

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he wants to discuss the Amazon fires that have drawn world attention at the next U.N. General Assembly in September.

  Environment

  Sep 2, 2019
• Forget oxygen — the Amazon’s destruction could threaten rain and food growing: experts

  The Amazon wildfires may not be wiping out the "lungs of the planet," but they could be threatening important rainfall.

  Environment

  Aug 29, 2019
• ‘Join our fight’: Indigenous people in Brazil speak out against Amazon rainforest fires

  With over 98 per cent of Indigenous lands in Brazil within the Amazon, the threat to such groups are particularly exposed.

  Environment

  Aug 29, 2019
• Brazil bans legal land-clearing fires in Amazon rainforest for 60 days

  The period of the new ban coincides with the dry season, when most fires are usually set.

  World

  Aug 29, 2019
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• NASA photos show 2019 is Brazilian Amazon’s worst fire year in a decade

  Satellite images taken from the International Space Station prove that the 2019 fire season has been Brazil's most active since 2010, NASA said.

  Environment

  Aug 27, 2019
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• Rainfall could take weeks to extinguish Amazon rainforest fires, experts say

  The fires are not limited to Brazil, with at least 10,000 square kilometers (about 3,800 square miles) burning in Bolivia near its border with Paraguay and Brazil.

  Environment

  Aug 27, 2019