“The Amazon is very important for climate security, for climate stability, to fight the climate crisis we are going through.” Carlos Nobre, Brazilian climate scientist
Brazil on Sunday deployed two C-130 Hercules aircraft to douse fires devouring parts of the Amazon rainforest, as hundreds of new blazes flared up and thousands protested over the destruction.
Experts say increased land clearing during the months-long dry season to make way for crops or grazing has aggravated the problem this year. Justice Minister Sergio Moro has also given the green light for the deployment of security forces to tackle illegal deforestation in the region.The fires have triggered a global outcry and are a major topic of concern at the G7 meeting in Biarritz in southern France.
Bolivian President Evo Morales said Sunday he would accept international help to combat wildfires raging in the country's southeast as he suspended his election campaign to deal with the crisis. EU Council president Donald Tusk told reporters at the G7 on Saturday that it was hard to imagine European countries ratifying a trade pact with the Mercosur bloc as long as Brazil fails to curb the fires ravaging the Amazon.
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