Tag: Amazonas on fire

Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
Bolsonaro accused Bachelet of meddling in Brazil´s affairs for condemning police violence

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused Chile's former leader Michelle Bachelet, now the United Nations human rights chief, of meddling in his country's affairs after she criticized a rise in police violence and an erosion of democracy.
Monday, September 2nd 2019 - 09:54 UTC
Lula da Silva accuses Bolsonaro of stupidity and tarnishing Brazil's reputation

Ex Brazilian president Lula da Silva has accused the incumbent leader Jair Bolsonaro of “stupidity” and of been guided ideologically by someone that doesn't believe the world is round, all of which has thrown into the drain, the country's reputation.
Thursday, August 29th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Bolsonaro will join with other Amazon countries to set a common policy to protect the rainforest

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday he would meet with other South American countries to set common policy for defending the Amazon rain forest, while his foreign minister said Brazil should be seen as an environmental hero.
Thursday, August 29th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
Bolivia admits fires have destroyed 1.2m hectares of forest; ecologists demand an end to bill promoting pastures

Fires have destroyed 1.2 million hectares of forest and grasslands in Bolivia this year, the government said on Wednesday, though environmentalists claim the true figure is much greater.
Thursday, August 29th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
US did not agree to the G7 US$ 20 million emergency aid for the Amazon

The United States did not agree to a US$20 million emergency aid package to help battle wildfires announced by French President Emmanuel Macron at a G7 summit this weekend, a spokesman for the US National Security Council (NSC) said on Wednesday.
Wednesday, August 28th 2019 - 08:09 UTC
Bolsonaro will consider G7 aid for the Amazon if Macron retracts from “insults”

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he wants French President Emmanuel Macron to retract “insults” against him before he considers accepting aid from the Group of Seven nations who offered US$20 million to help fight forest fires in the Amazon.
Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 07:50 UTC
Leonarod Di Caprio's Earth Alliance donates US$ 5 million to help Amazon indigenous communities

Leonardo Di Caprio's environmental organization is putting US$5m towards helping the Amazon rainforest after the recent surge in fires there. Earth Alliance will give the money to local groups and indigenous communities as they work to protect the Amazon.
Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 07:38 UTC
PM Johnson pledges £10 million to restore Amazon rainforest; UK wants to host 2020 climate change conference

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday pledged £10 million (US$12.3 million) to help restore the Amazon rainforest that has been ravaged by fires, sparking a wave of global concern. The money would be made available immediately to help restore the habitat, including areas that have been hit by the fires, the British government said in a statement released at the G7 summit in the French resort of Biarritz.
Monday, August 26th 2019 - 20:13 UTC
Record number of fires in the Amazon rainforest coincides with a sharp drop in fines for environment violations

The record number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has coincided with a sharp drop in fines for environmental violations, BBC analysis has found. Official data from Brazil's environment agency shows fines from January to 23 August dropped almost a third compared with the same period last year.
Monday, August 26th 2019 - 19:13 UTC
Brazilian warplanes dumpling water on the Amazon forest, but will it be enough?

Brazilian warplanes are dumping water on the burning forest in the Amazon state of Rondonia, responding to a global outcry over the destruction of the world's largest tropical rainforest, according to a government video.