Saoirse McHugh: How Ireland can help in fighting the Amazon rainforest fires
Giving money to Brazil may not be the solution, but there are ways to make a difference.
Giving money to Brazil may not be the solution, but there are ways to make a difference.
Macron and Bolsonaro have been engaged in a diplomatic spat in recent days.
A demonstration is ongoing this afternoon.
Nearly 73,000 forest fires have been reported in the country so far this year.
The impact on the local biodiversity in the deforested areas is detrimental and potentially irreversible.
But it wasn’t Photoshopped either…
The lawsuit sought damages on behalf of 30,000 people for environmental contamination and illnesses that allegedly resulted from operations in the Amazon rain forest over an 18-year period.
In Pictures: An amazing array of new species that have been uncovered in the Amazon rainforest.
Ed Stafford has walked for a record breaking 859 days along the entire length of the Amazon River.