Amazon wildfires
Clash of cultures as Amazon cowboys close in on indigenous lands
World
September 3, 2019
Clash of cultures as Amazon cowboys close in on indigenous lands
As evening falls over their Amazon home, the hunter gatherers of the Uru-eu-wau-wau people extract bamboo arrows from the flank…
Disapproval of Bolsonaro presidency jumps after Amazon crisis: poll
World
September 2, 2019
Disapproval of Bolsonaro presidency jumps after Amazon crisis: poll
The Datafolha polling institute found that 29 percent say that Bolsonaro is doing a “great or good” job, down from…
Brazil slams G7 aid offer as Amazon fires rage
World
August 27, 2019
Brazil slams G7 aid offer as Amazon fires rage
Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French…
Amazon wildfires: Leaders pressure Brazil to quell ‘international crisis’
World
August 23, 2019
Amazon wildfires: Leaders pressure Brazil to quell ‘international crisis’
In a series of statements, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday responded to mounting international criticism of his handling of…
UN, France raise concern over Amazon wildfires ‘crisis’
World
August 23, 2019
UN, France raise concern over Amazon wildfires ‘crisis’
Paris and the United Nations called Thursday for the protection of the fire-plagued Amazon rainforest as Brazil’s right-wing president accused…