{"id":39864,"date":"2019-08-30T09:24:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T01:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=39864"},"modified":"2019-08-30T09:24:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T01:24:09","slug":"brazil-bans-burning-for-two-months-to-defuse-amazon-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=39864","title":{"rendered":"Brazil bans burning for two months to defuse Amazon crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Brazil-bans-burning-for-two-months-to-defuse-Amazon-crisis.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Brazil-bans-burning-for-two-months-to-defuse-Amazon-crisis.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>BRASILIA, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; Brazil\u2019s President Jair<br>Bolsonaro signed a decree to ban burning throughout the country for<br>two months, government sources cited in local media said, as the authorities scramble to defuse the Amazon fires which have triggered a global outcry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blazes that have engulfed parts of the world\u2019s largest rainforest \u2014<br>which is crucial for maintaining a stable global climate \u2014 have also sparked<br>a diplomatic spat between Brazil and Europe that threatens to torpedo a major trade deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decree prohibits any burning for the next 60 days, barring some exceptions in cases of approved agricultural and forestry practices, media reports said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bolsonaro said Brazil would accept bilateral aid to fight the fires, saying<br>yes to Chile\u2019s offer of four aircraft. \u201cWe all love the Amazon, but the nine<br>Amazon countries\u2026 have sovereignty\u201d over it, Chile\u2019s President Sebastian<br>Pinera said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bolsonaro on Wednesday supported Peru and Colombia\u2019s proposal for an<br>emergency Amazon summit in September so regional countries could coordinate a strategy to protect the vast rainforest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest official figures show 1,044 new fires were started Monday and<br>Tuesday, taking the total this year to 83,329 \u2014 the highest since 2010 \u2014<br>even as military aircraft and troops help battle the blazes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than half of the fires are in the massive Amazon basin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the defense ministry insists the fires are under control. It has<br>published satellite data it says show a reduction in the number of blazes in<br>the nine states spanning the Amazon. &#8212; NNN-AGENCIES<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRASILIA, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; Brazil\u2019s President JairBolsonaro signed a decree to ban burning throughout the country fortwo months, government sources cited in local media said, as the authorities scramble to defuse the Amazon fires which have triggered a global outcry. The blazes that have engulfed parts of the world\u2019s largest rainforest \u2014which is crucial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[208],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39864"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39864\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}