The government of Nicolás Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition will sit down at the same table to negotiate an exit to the political, social and economic crisis that the country is experiencing, this time in Barbados, despite the little motivation that exists among the Venezuelans to consolidate an agreement and the unsuccessful attempts of the past.
Norway has expressed alarm over accelerating the destruction of the Amazon and concern for the future of a Brazilian rainforest protection fund it has given US$ 1.2 billion to in the last decade. Deforestation in Brazil’s portion of the Amazon soared more than 88% in June compared to the same month a year ago, the second consecutive month of rising destruction under new President Jair Bolsonaro.