Brazil reports more Amazon fires so far this year than all of 2021
The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon so far this year has already… Read More
2 years ago
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Amazon fires drive spike in child breathing problems
Roughly 5,000 children aged nine or younger were treated each month in May and June… Read More
5 years ago
Amazon countries meet to bolster rainforest protection
Presidents and ministers from seven Amazon countries met in Colombia on Friday to agree on… Read More
5 years ago
Fires not the only threat facing Amazon
Raging wildfires have drawn the world's attention to the Amazon but immolation is just one… Read More
5 years ago
Agents raid illegal miners in Amazon as environmental enforcement ratchets up
Federal police and agents with environmental enforcement agency Ibama were carrying out a raid on… Read More
5 years ago
Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage
A 60-day ban on burning in Brazil took effect Thursday after a global outcry over… Read More
5 years ago
Rain will not extinguish Amazon fires for weeks, weather experts say
Weak rainfall is unlikely to extinguish a record number of fires raging in Brazil’s Amazon… Read More
5 years ago
Brazil slams G7 aid offer as Amazon fires rage
Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with… Read More
5 years ago
Leonardo DiCaprio urges government action on Amazon fires ‘tragedy’
DiCaprio was speaking a day after Earth Alliance, an initiative he founded with philanthropists Laurene… Read More
5 years ago
G7 pledges millions to help fight Amazon fires
The G7 club -- comprising Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States… Read More
5 years ago
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as Amazon outrage grows
Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil, official data… Read More
5 years ago
Protests to greet G7 leaders as they discuss Amazon fires, trade
The leaders of the G7 club of rich countries meet in southwestern France today, with… Read More
5 years ago
Brazil mulls deploying army to combat Amazon fires
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday he is considering deploying the army to help combat… Read More
5 years ago
Amazon fires: How some celebrities are spreading misinformation
Many high-profile figures seeking to denounce the fires in the Amazon -- from Madonna and… Read More
5 years ago
UN chief Guterres says ‘deeply concerned’ by Amazon fires
"I'm deeply concerned by the fires in the Amazon rainforest. In the midst of the… Read More
5 years ago