According to the Brazilian government’s annual report, deforestation in the Amazon rainforest soared by 22% in a year to its highest level since 2006, undercutting President Jair Bolsonaro’s assurances that Brazil is curbing illegal logging. Brazil’s space research agency, INPE,… Read More ›
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Coronavirus on a killing spree in remote Amazonian villages
With the Wuhan coronavirus increasing its footprint among the indigenous people in Brazil, including those residing in the Amazonian rainforest, doctors are now evacuating patients who are severely affected by the COVID-19 disease by plane. “The number of COVID-19 patients… Read More ›