The Amazon
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Indigenous leaders call for help to stop oil drilling in the Amazon RiverIndigenous leaders are calling for help to stop oil companies drilling in the headwaters of the Amazon river in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, warning that encroaching on their homelands would destroy a bulwark against climate change.WorldMay 23, 2020
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Bolsonaro says fire ban in Brazil limited to Amazon region onlyBrazil's National Space Research Institute says fires have increased about 80% in Brazil this year when compared to the same period last year. A little over half those fires are in the Amazon.WorldAug 31, 2019
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As Amazon continues to burn, fingers point to beef industry as driving force behind firesAs large swathes of the Amazon continue to burn, critics say Brazil's booming beef industry is, in part, to blame, as farmers are believed to have set the majority of the fires to clear land for cattle.WorldAug 27, 2019
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Brazil deploys troops to help fight fires in the AmazonSome 44,000 troops will be available for “unprecedented” operations to put out the fires, and forces are heading to six Brazilian states that asked for federal help, Defense Minister Fernando Azevedo said.WorldAug 25, 2019
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