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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.

In a closed-door meeting in May, Environment Minister Ricardo Salles urged President Bolsonaro to take advantage of global leaders’ Covid-19 blinders to simplify regulations, according to a video of the gathering released by the Supreme Court.(Reuters file photo)
Published on Jul 09, 2020 11:22 AM IST
ByBloomberg| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal

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.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro had claimed that Leonardo DiCaprio financed groups allegedly linked to fires in the Amazon rain forest.(REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 01, 2019 09:58 AM IST
Agence France-Presse, Sao Paulo | By

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.

Brazil will hire local environmental police on a short-term basis to combat Amazon fires(Reuters Photo)
Updated on Sep 07, 2019 07:32 AM IST
Brasilia | ByReuters

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.

The Amazon fire provides an opportunity to review the status of India’s rainforests, which are restricted to the Western Ghats, and the Northeastern Himalayas(Bloomberg)
Published on Aug 30, 2019 09:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By

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.

Brazil’s president is finding himself increasingly isolated on the global stage over his response to the blazes, which threaten what many view as a key bulwark against global climate change.(Reuters Photo)
Published on Aug 28, 2019 01:41 PM IST
Brazil | ByReuters
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