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The health impacts of the smoke from the fires in the Amazon
Smoke from forest fires in the Amazon, which can travel many kilometers, is linked to an increase in hospitalizations in the region due to respiratory diseases and even to a higher incidence of cancer.
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Amazon Expedition: Where is deforestation advancing?
The development strategy for the southern region of the Amazon, although framed as sustainable, is based on industrial agriculture and not on sustainable practices, in which policies are geared towards large-scale properties.
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To fight the climate crisis, we need our forests standing
When our forests are destroyed to make way for industrial agriculture, we’re losing a vital ecosystem that keeps our planet cool, and in addition to that, the land becomes a huge contributor to the climate crisis.
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Amazon Expedition: The harsh reality of those living near the fires
The fires and deforestation in the Amazon have a devastating impact on the forest, biodiversity, and the global climate. But little is told about the impact the destruction has on the lives of those living in the region.
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New images of illegal fires in the Amazon show another year of historic deforestation
Greenpeace Brazil captured images of illegal fires causing widespread destruction in the Amazon during a flyover carried out between 29 to 31 July.
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Climate crisis fires burning from the Amazon and Turkey to California
With so many fires on our horizons the only option is to increase forest protection and recovery like never before and pull the plug on fossil fuels by escalating climate action as if our lives depended on it.
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2021’s Climate Emergencies
We have seen extreme weather events, from the chilling polar vortex in North America, the super cyclones in Africa, to the devastating floods in Australia and parts of Asia. There were also record-breaking standstorms and unprecedented wildfires.
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New report links 2020’s record-breaking fires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands to world’s biggest meat processor
The world’s largest meat processor JBS and its leading competitors Marfrig and Minerva slaughtered cattle purchased from ranchers linked to the 2020 fires that destroyed one-third of the Pantanal region of Brazil, according to a new report.
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Making Mincemeat of the Pantanal
World's largest meat processor JBS and its leading competitors slaughtered cattle purchased from ranchers linked to the 2020 Pantanal fires.