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Jair Bolsonaro plans to appease investors with ban on Amazon fires
The decree is being drafted by the Environment Ministry, with a start date yet to be decided. Last year, the government banned burning for 60 days before adding another 60 days.

Leonardo DiCaprio denies Brazilian president’s accusation of link to Amazon fires, says ‘we did not fund the organizations targeted’
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio took to Instagram to deny the claims made by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro that he helped fund groups allegedly linked to Amazon fires.

Brazil to hire short-term environmental enforcers following Amazon fires
The scheme will involve contracting state environmental police on their days off to assist federal government enforcement efforts, Salles said in an interview. He said the ministry aims to have a deal in place with states to allow for such a scheme to begin before next year’s peak deforestation and fire season, which generally starts in May or June.

To save India’s rainforests, we must first value them
The ‘development-at-any-cost’ model doesn’t work. There is a growing urgency to protect this ecological heritage.

Brazil says ready to accept aid for Amazon fires, but will decide how it’s used
Brazil said it was ready to accept foreign aid to help fight fires in the Amazon but only if it could determine how it was spent.
