The amazon from reaching, quote, a point of no return. The lengthy roadmap outlined in the city of belem promotes sustainable development, an end to deforestation, and fighting the organised crime that fuels it. Lets take a look at whats at stake the amazon stretches nearly Seven Million square kilometres, or nearly Three Million square miles. About two thirds of that is in brazil. Another seven countries and one terrority share the remaining third. Under brazils 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 being held. But new data shows a positive shift. Deforestation in the amazon fell by 66 last month compared to the year before. Its now at its lowest rate in six years. Our correspondent katy watson is at the summit in the amazon, and has more. We have had day one of the summit and already the countries participating have issued a
The amazon from reaching a point of no return. The lengthy roadmap outlined in the city of belaine promotes sustainable development, an end to deforestation, and fighting the organised crime that fuels it. Lets take a look at whats at stake the amazon stretches nearly Seven Million Square Kilometres or nearly Three Million square miles. About two thirds of that is in brazil. Another seven countries, and one territory share the remaining third. Under brazils 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 being held. But new data shows a positive shift. Deforestation in the amazon fell by 66 last month compared to the year before. Its now at its lowest rate in six years. Our correspondent katy watson is at the summit in the amazon and has more. We have had day one of the summit and already the countries participating have issued a Stat
has arrived in the country. later this week, heads of state from ecowas will gather for a summit to discuss the standoff. the ecowas head and president of nigeria, bola tinubu, said that he s not ruling out military intervention but believes a diplomatic approach is the best way forward . meanwhile the influence of russia s paramilitary group, continues to grow in niger and africa s sahel region. earlier the bbc spoke exclusively to us secretary of state antony blinken about this development. every single place that this group, wagner group, has gone, death, destruction, and exportation have followed. insecurity has gone up, not down. it hasn t been a response to the needs of the countries in question for greater security. what will continue to happen in niger was not instigated by russia or by wagner, but to the extent they try to take advantage of it and we see a repeat of what has happened in other countries, where they brought
has arrived in the country. meanwhile the influence of the group, continues to grow in niger and africa s sahel region. earlier, the bbc spoke exclusively to us secretary of state antony blinken about this development. every single place that this group, wagner group, has gone, death, destruction, and exportation have followed. insecurity has gone up, not down. it hasn t been a response to the needs of the countries in question for greater security. will continue to happen in niger was not instigated by russia or by wagner, but to the extent they try to take advantage of it and we sara peter what has happened in other countries, where they brought nothing but bad things in the way, that would be good. would not be good. meanwhile, the wagner, leader yevgeny prigozhin, released an audio message where he seemed to offer support to coup