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11-18-2018, 01:32 PM
Participants at biodiversity convention say Amazon protections are under threat
Jair Bolsonaro’s rise to power (https://www.theguardian.com/world/jair-bolsonaro)in Brazil has cast a shadow over the first global environment conference since the ultra-nationalist was elected to lead the most biodiverse nation on Earth.
Participants at the the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, which opened (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/17/habitat-loss-biodiversity-wildlife-climate-change) in Sharm El Sheikh on Saturday, expressed concerns that the former army captain will disrupt international efforts to prevent the collapse of natural life support systems in the same way that Donald Trump is undermining cooperation to stabilise the climate. (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/01/donald-trump-confirms-us-will-quit-paris-climate-deal)
Continue reading... (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/18/jair-bolsonaro-election-sparks-fears-for-brazil-biodiversity)
Jair Bolsonaro’s rise to power (https://www.theguardian.com/world/jair-bolsonaro)in Brazil has cast a shadow over the first global environment conference since the ultra-nationalist was elected to lead the most biodiverse nation on Earth.
Participants at the the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, which opened (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/17/habitat-loss-biodiversity-wildlife-climate-change) in Sharm El Sheikh on Saturday, expressed concerns that the former army captain will disrupt international efforts to prevent the collapse of natural life support systems in the same way that Donald Trump is undermining cooperation to stabilise the climate. (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/01/donald-trump-confirms-us-will-quit-paris-climate-deal)
Continue reading... (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/18/jair-bolsonaro-election-sparks-fears-for-brazil-biodiversity)