Wildfires in dry Amazon rainforest choke Manaus city
Manaus, BrazilReuters Clouds of dense gray smoke from dozens of wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon, many of them illegally started, have hung over the region’s capital city Manaus, making the air increasingly unbreathable. Residents complain of stinging noses and throats. Journalist Indiara Bessa looks out from her apartment as smoke from wildfires in the Amazon […]
Rich nations urged to pay $US60 billion a year to protect developing-world nature
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thomson Reuters Foundation As talks on a new global pact to protect nature ramp up this month, international green groups have called on the world’s richest nations to commit at least $US60 billion a year to protect and restore biodiversity in developing countries. Governments are working to finalise an agreement to safeguard the planet’s […]