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
at the statehouse news bureau in ohio, karen kasler, about the results. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let s look at some other stories making news. the world bank is pausing the distribution of new funds to uganda, saying the country s anti lgbtq laws contradict its values. the new law makes being homosexual punishable by death and life imprisonment, and was passed back in may. existing projects funded by the bank will not be affected by this decision. the us supreme court granted the biden administration s request to reinstate a federal regulation to curb privately made firearms called ghost guns at least for now. the five to four decision put on hold a 5july decision by a districtjudge in texas that blocked the administration s 2022 rule. under the rule, the government