of belem for a two day summit on the issue, the first such gathering in 14 years. the lengthy road map outlined in the city of belem promotes sustainable development, an end to deforestation, and fighting the organized crime that fuels it. let s take a look at the rainforest that s at stake. the amazon stretches nearly seven million square kilometers, with two thirds of it in brazil. another seven countries, and one terrority share the remaining third. under brazil s former president, jair bolsonaro, years of deforestation in the amazon worsened. the orange on this map shows the areas of deforestation between 2019 and 2022 in the state of para, where the summit is. but new data shows a positive shift. deforestation in the amazon fell by 66% last month compared to the year before. it s now at its lowest rate in six years. our correspondent katy watson
safeguards in place to make sure this kind of data couldn t be released and what will the psni do in the future to protect their officers and make sure something like this never happens again. 5am like this never happens again. sara girvan reporting. like this never happens again. sara girvan reporting. the eight countries that share the amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation. delegates from the countries are meeting in the brazilian city of belem for a two day summit on the issue, the first such gathering in 14 years. the lengthy road map outlined in the city promotes sustainable develop meant and the end to deforestation and fighting the organised crime that fuels it. let s look at the rainforest at stake. the amazon stretches nearly 7 million square kilometres with two thirds of it in brazil. another seven countries and one territory share the remaining third. under brazil s former presidentjair bolsonaro, years of deforestation in the amazon were se
the authorities have warned that heatwave conditions will peak today. temperatures in the south could hit 44 celsius. translation: we already know that summers are getting hotter- and hotter with climate change, so we will have to prepare and train ourselves to cope as well as possible with this heat. portugal remains on high alert. even as communities assess the damage, the fire is not yet done. the second and final day of the amazon summit, aimed at protecting the rainforest, is under way in the brazilian city of belem. on tuesday, the eight countries sharing the amazon signed a declaration agreeing to work together to fight illegal logging, mining and organised crime. but no date was set to end deforestation, as the brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva had advocated. live now to belem where the summit s being held and our south america correspondent katy watson.
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populated island in the us state. the town of lahaina is among the worst affected with dozens of homes and businesses destroyed. hawaii s lieutenant governor said hospitals on maui were currently overburdened with burns victims and people suffering smoke inhalation to south america, where the second and final day of the amazon summit, aimed at protecting the rainforest, is coming to an end in the brazilian city of belem. in his closing remarks, brazil s president lula da silva said that the amazon had spoken for the amazon and pledged that the eight countries that share the amazon basin will work together to ensure the developed world fulfil their financial pledges to help protect the environment. speaking to the press he said it s not brazil that needs money, it s not colombia, its nature that needs the money . meanwhile, president biden continues his trip to the southwest united states, where he is touting his climate and economic agenda. today the president is in albuquerque, new m