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Bolivia has lost 1.7 million hectares to fire: government
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Bolivia has lost 1.7 million hectares to fire: government

Wildfires raging in Bolivia’s forests and grasslands since May have destroyed 1.7 million hectares (4.2 million acres), officials said Wednesday,…
Clash of cultures as Amazon cowboys close in on indigenous lands
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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…
Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage
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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 fires raging in the Amazon…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro open to foreign aid to fight Amazon fires
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro open to foreign aid to fight Amazon fires

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is willing to accept foreign aid for fighting fires devastating the Amazon rainforest, but only if…
EMA: Egypt’s climate will be impacted by the Amazon forest fires
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EMA: Egypt’s climate will be impacted by the Amazon forest fires

Head of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) Ahmed Abdel-Aal said that the Amazon forest fires will impact the global climate…
G7 pledges millions to help fight Amazon fires
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G7 pledges millions to help fight Amazon fires

The G7 has agreed to spend 20 million euros ($22 million) on the Amazon, mainly to send fire-fighting aircraft to…
Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows
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Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as outrage over Amazon grows

Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, official data showed Saturday, as thousands of troops…
UN, France raise concern over Amazon wildfires ‘crisis’
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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…
Bolsonaro suggests NGOs setting Amazon fires, gives no proof
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Bolsonaro suggests NGOs setting Amazon fires, gives no proof

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s official monitoring agency is reporting a sharp increase in wildfires this year, and President…
Firefighters struggle against Portugal wildfires as winds pick up
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Firefighters struggle against Portugal wildfires as winds pick up

Portugal requested the loan of two water-bombing planes on Monday as winds revived massive wildfires in a central region where…
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