Amazon Fires
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Brazil forest fire season begins with concerns of mass destructionThe government space agency that uses satellites to monitor fires reported more area burned in the month of July than in any July since 2016.WorldAug 5, 2021
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Canada urged to halt trade talks with Brazil due to Amazon deforestationThe federal government is being urged to halt trade talks with Brazil after another summer of record-breaking fires in the Amazon rainforest.CanadaSep 5, 2020
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Two indigenous men shot dead in Brazil, near where forest guardian was killed weeks earlierIndigenous tribes in Brazil are facing escalating violence during the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, who has promised to reduce tribal rights and encouraged the commercial exploitation of their protected lands.EnvironmentDec 7, 2019
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Brazil’s president says Leonardo DiCaprio partly to blame for Amazon fires“DiCaprio is a cool guy, isn’t he? Giving money to set the Amazon on fire,” the president said to supporters in Brasilia.WorldNov 29, 2019
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Bolsonaro says world concern for Amazon rainforest sensationalized by ‘lying’ mediaIn a speech to the UN, Bolsonaro said any foreign aid to help protect the rainforest must fully respect Brazilian sovereignty.WorldSep 24, 2019
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Bolsonaro open to discussing Amazon fires at UN after refusing assistanceBrazilian 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.EnvironmentSep 2, 2019
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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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Bolsonaro stops using France’s Bic pens amid bickering with MacronBolsonaro said he would "use Compactor pens, not Bic... because Bic is French."CanadaAug 31, 2019
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Brazilian envoys in U.S. to discuss aid for raging Amazon firesBolsonaro said he had asked U.S. President Donald Trump for “help” and that Trump had said “he couldn’t make a decision without hearing from Brazil.”EnvironmentAug 30, 2019
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Forget oxygen — the Amazon’s destruction could threaten rain and food growing: expertsThe Amazon wildfires may not be wiping out the "lungs of the planet," but they could be threatening important rainfall.EnvironmentAug 29, 2019
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