Norway is ready to resume discussions on financial aid to protect the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest, following the election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as president of Brazil. The Scandinavian nation looks forward to discuss with the incoming Brazilian government the steps needed to reopen the Amazon Fund, …
Read More »Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits record | WION Originals | World News
According to preliminary official figures released on Friday, deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest hit a record high for the first half of the year, destroying an area five times the size of New York City. #deforestation #amazon #brazil About Channel: WION -The World is One News, examines global issues with …
Read More »Brazil's Amazon rainforest: how crime drives deforestation | FT Features
The battle against deforestation in President Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil is also a fight against criminal networks and corruption, drawing in politicians, militias and drugs gangs. The FT follows the fight as it cycles from the cities to the rainforest, and meets the indigenous people trying to save their land ► …
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