Before burning comes felling: Brazil’s half-measure fire ban (commentary)

Mongabay
Aug 12, 2020, 10:43 am314 pts
On July 15, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro decreed a ban on fires in the Amazon for 120 days. While this is ostensibly positive—a message to the world that Brazil’s government prioritizes protecting the rainforest—it is a remedy that at best addresses a symptom rather than the underlying disease. The…

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