The Daily Digest: Is This How We Protect The Amazon?

Lim Teck Wyn, Environmentalist

26-Aug-19 14:00

The Daily Digest: Is This How We Protect The Amazon?

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The Amazon rainforests are burning. There have been 74,000 fires across Brazil this year alone. What is the impact of these fires beyond the immediate destruction?

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Categories: Environment, Science, Social Issues

Tags: Bigger Picture, Daily Digest, Amazon fires, Amazonia, Amazon forest, forest fire, climate, global warming,

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