‘…Right now, in 2019, we are witnessing the beginning of a new, disastrous chapter. The area of trees being cleared has surged this year. In July, the\u00c2\u00a0deforestation rate<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0was an area the size of Manhattan every day, a Greater London every three weeks. This month,\u00c2\u00a0fires are incinerating the Amazon at a record rate<\/a>, almost certainly part of a scorched-earth strategy to clear territory. Why is this happening now? Because of a change in power.’<\/p>\n
Source:\u00c2\u00a0In Bolsonaro\u2019s burning Brazilian Amazon, all our futures are being consumed | The Nation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"