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Sep 29, 2022 · The Amazon rainforest is at stake. In Brazil’s upcoming runoff election, President Jair Bolsonaro could be voted out. Here’s what that means for the rainforest.
- What Lula’s victory in Brazil means for the Amazon rainforest ...
Brazil, the largest nation in South America and home of the...
- Jair Bolsonaro is asking for billions to stop Amazon ... - Vox
Climate. World Politics. Deforestation in Brazil is out of...
- What Lula’s victory in Brazil means for the Amazon rainforest ...
- What Is The Current State of The Amazon Rainforest?
- Why Does It Matter?
- How Did We Get Here?
- What Are The Options Going Forward?
Scientists warn that the world’s largest rain forest is approaching a critical tipping point past which there could be severe, irreversible consequences for the planet. New data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research shows that more than 3,980 square kilometers of the Amazon—an area five times the size of New York City—were cleared in ...
The Amazon plays a critical role in climate regulation. Often referred to as “the lungs of the Earth,” it produces between 6 and 9 percent of the world’s total oxygen and long functioned as a carbon sink, absorbing more carbon dioxide than it emitted. However, scientists say parts of the Amazon now emit more carbon dioxide than they absorb. This pu...
Large-scale deforestation of the Amazon began in the 1960s, but it has accelerated under Bolsonaro, reaching a fifteen-year high in 2021. Since taking office in 2019, his government has scaled back the enforcement of environmental laws and pushed to open Indigenous lands to commercial exploitation. When widespread fires broke out in 2019, Bosonaro ...
Bolsonaro faces growing international pressure to address deforestation. During U.S. President Joe Biden’s 2021 Leaders Summit on Climate, Bolsonaro promised to end illegal deforestation by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. At the United Nations’ twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties(COP26) in Glasgow later that year, he made a more ambi...
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Oct 21, 2022 · As Brazilians prepare to pick Jair Bolsonaro or Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as their new president, the future of the largest rainforest in the world hangs in the balance.
- Associated Press via Yahoo
Indigenous group detains 12 alleged gold miners in Amazon and hands them over to Brazilian police
An Indigenous group in Brazil said Wednesday its members detained 12 people for allegedly mining illegally in the Amazon and handed them ove...
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Fox NewsFrustrated with Brazil's Lula, Indigenous peoples march to demand land recognition
With posters bearing messages like "The future is Indigenous," they walked towards Three Powers Squa...
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Oct 31, 2018 · The victory of hard-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential election Sunday has set off alarm bells among indigenous communities and environmentalists over the fate of the...
Jul 19, 2019 · The Amazon belongs to Brazil and European countries can mind their own business because they have already destroyed their own environment, said Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, who...
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