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Benki Piyãnko in his village, Apiwtxa, explaining about his work with agroforestry systems

'It Is Our Very Governments Who Are Killing the Earth.' A Brazilian Indigenous Leader Speaks Out On Deforestation in the Amazon

As TIME reported in its recent special climate issue, the fires from the Am...

As TIME reported in its recent special climate issue, the fires from the Amazon seen across the skies of Brazil in August "helped illuminate something the world can no longer ignore." On the front lines...

A patient is evacuated from a burning hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. The fire forced staff to hastily evacuate patients and temporarily settle some on sheets and mattresses in the street while firefighters fought the blaze.

Brazil Hospital Fire Leaves 11 Dead, Many of Them Elderly Patients

Authorities are still investigating the cause of the blaze

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro delivers a speech during the International Youth Day celebration at Planalto Palace in Brasilia on August 16, 2019.

Bolsonaro Says He Won't Accept $20 Million To Fight Amazon Fires Unless Macron Apologizes

Jair Bolsonaro is rejecting $20 million in immediate aid funding pledged by...

Jair Bolsonaro is rejecting $20 million in immediate aid funding pledged by world leaders at the G7 summit to fight fires in the Amazon.

An area smolders in the Alvorada da Amazonia region in Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019.

Outrage Over Bolsonaro's Handling of Amazon Fires Gets Personal With Jab at French First Lady

Brazil's president had endorsed a Facebook post insulting Emmanuel Macron's...

Brazil's president had endorsed a Facebook post insulting Emmanuel Macron's wife

A labourer stares at a fire that spread to the farm he work on next to a highway in Nova Santa Helena municipality in northern Mato Grosso State, south in the Amazon basin in Brazil, on August 23, 2019.

Brazil Begins Deploying Troops to Fight Amazon Rainforest Fires

Some 44,000 troops will be available for operations to put out the fires

Smoke billows from the burning trunk of a tree in the surroundings of Porto Velho, Rondonia State, in the Amazon basin in west-central Brazil, on August 24, 2019. - Official figures show 78,383 forest fires have been recorded in Brazil this year, the highest number of any year since 2013.

Brazil Deploys Troops to Fight Fires in the Amazon

(RIO DE JANEIRO) — Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturda...

(RIO DE JANEIRO) — Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday prepared to deploy in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an international...

A fire in Amazonia, Brazil, in August, 1989

Environmentalists Have Been Warning About Amazon Fires for Decades. The Stakes Are Now Higher Than Ever

Brazil's space research agency reported that a record number of fires have ...

Brazil's space research agency reported that a record number of fires have broken out in the forest this year

'It Is Our Very Governments Who Are Killing the Earth.' A Brazilian Indigenous Leader Speaks Out On Deforestation in the Amazon

Brazil Hospital Fire Leaves 11 Dead, Many of Them Elderly Patients

Bolsonaro Says He Won't Accept $20 Million To Fight Amazon Fires Unless Macron Apologizes

Outrage Over Bolsonaro's Handling of Amazon Fires Gets Personal With Jab at French First Lady

Brazil Begins Deploying Troops to Fight Amazon Rainforest Fires

Brazil Deploys Troops to Fight Fires in the Amazon

Environmentalists Have Been Warning About Amazon Fires for Decades. The Stakes Are Now Higher Than Ever

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