Amazon forest fires rage at record rate, arouse global concern

    Source: Xinhua| 2019-08-23 15:19:38|Editor: huaxia
    Video PlayerClose

    Image taken on Aug. 17, 2019 shows a raging fire in the Amazon rainforest in the state of Tocantins, Brazil. (Dida Sampaio/AGENCIA ESTADO/Handout via Xinhua)

    Brazil's Amazon rainforest is on fire with no end in sight. The international community warns that it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change.

    BRASILIA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Record-breaking forest fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest are dealing a heavy blow to Brazil and have evolved into a crisis arousing international attention.

    "We're very concerned about these fires," UN secretary-general's spokesman Stephane Dujarric told a press briefing on Thursday about the devastating fires that have devoured swathes of forests in the Amazon.

    Forests are essential for the health of the entire world, he said, emphasizing that "sustaining the forests is crucial in the fight against climate change."

    Earlier this month, Brazil declared a state of emergency over the rising number of fires in the region.

    The number of forest fires in Brazil increased by 82 percent from January to August in 2019 compared to the same period last year, the country's National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) said on Monday.

    According to Inpe, 71,497 forest fires were registered in the country in the first eight months of 2019, up from 39,194 in the same period in 2018.

    Image taken on Aug. 17, 2019 shows a raging fire in the Amazon rainforest in the state of Tocantins, Brazil. (Dida Sampaio/AGENCIA ESTADO/Handout via Xinhua)

    Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday blamed non-governmental organizations (NGO) for increasing wildfires in the Amazon rainforest in the country's north, but his claim was refuted by environmentalists, who argued that the surge of fires was a result of increasing deforestation and burning fuelled by the government's anti-environmental policy.

    This was echoed by Inpe researcher Alberto Setzer, who told local news site G1 that all the fires are results of human activities, some accidental while others intentional.

    Calling the fires an international emergency on Twitter, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday expressed his concern over the rampant fires and called for a discussion of the issue at the upcoming Group of 7 (G7) summit.

    Amid growing international criticism over the alarming wildfires in the Amazon, a vital bulwark against climate change, President Bolsonaro on Thursday admitted farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest ablaze but told Western powers not to interfere.

    The emergency has now transcended Brazil's borders, reaching Peruvian, Paraguayan and Bolivian regions.

    The Chilean government on Thursday offered support for Brazil in the battle against the Amazon forest fires that set in more than two weeks ago.

    "We have the experience, we have very good technicians, professionals and forest guards, and we have to be very supportive with a country that is going through a bad moment," Chilean Minister of Agriculture Antonio Walker told the press.

    KEY WORDS:
    EXPLORE XINHUANET
    010020070750000000000000011102121383320701
    主站蜘蛛池模板: 真精华布衣3d1234正版图2020/015 | 好大好猛好深好爽视频| 天天爱天天做天天爽| 性高朝久久久久久久| 日本电影100禁| 暖暖在线日本免费中文| 欧美牲交a欧美牲交aⅴ免费下载 | 中文字幕在第10页线观看| 亚洲欧美日韩精品在线| 免费人妻精品一区二区三区| 国产AV无码专区亚洲AV琪琪| 国产最新凸凹视频免费| 国产精品天干天干| 国产帅男男gay网站视频| 嗯嗯在线观看免费播放| 兽皇videos极品另类| 亚洲图片小说区| 久久久久久久综合狠狠综合| japanese日本熟妇多毛| 六月丁香色婷婷| 色天天综合色天天害人害己| 男人边吃奶边爱边做视频刺激| 樱花www视频| 成人区人妻精品一区二区不卡| 国内精品久久久久精品| 国产偷人视频免费观看| 好先生app下载轻量版安卓| 国产精品黄页在线播放免费| 国产情侣一区二区| 午夜三级国产精品理论三级| 亚洲国产精品久久久久秋霞小 | 色多多成视频人在线观看| 美女脱个精光让男人桶爽| 欧美成人免费香蕉| 成人中文字幕在线| 国产激情视频网站| 免费一看一级毛片人| 久久国产精品视频| 2020国产精品自拍| 精品一区二区三区在线观看视频| 极品馒头一线天粉嫩|