The worlds greatest rainforest is under increasing threat. Illegal logging, mining and land grabbing has led to vast areas of rainforest being lost. It is a huge store of carbon that is vital for tackling climate change, but the brazilian government of president bolsonaro has so far denied the problem, but that may now change. Environment minister Ricardo Salles will meet governors of amazon states today to discuss tactics to counter deforestation. In the 12 months tojuly, 2019, deforestation soared almost 30 . More than 3,700 Square Kilometres of forest has been deforested this year, an area about a fifth the size of wales orjust over 500 thousand football pitches. While deforestation mainly has been caused by illegal logging, mining and cattle farming, a new threat is posed by increasing demand for land for palm oil plantations. However the president of brazil, jair bolsonaro, believes other countries had overblown the situation. Translation the situation. At times, certain countries
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Now on bbc news its hardtalk, with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The number of forest fires burning in the amazon rainforest may have dropped since the global alarm was raised in august, but brazils government is still feeling intense political heat. My guest today is brazilian environment minister Ricardo Salles who is in europe trying to convince sceptics that president bolsonaros government is not prioritising economic exploitation at the expense of environmental protection. How credible are the brazilian governments soothing words . Ricardo salles, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Thanks for asking me. Would you accept that the global concern raised by the sweeping forest fires that we saw in august, burning swathes of amazon rainforest, would you accept that that has put a new level of scrutiny on the actions of the brazilian government . Definitely. Its true. Were already concerned about this problem of the burns, it begins in the middle ofjuly,
Now on bbc news its hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The number of forest fires burning in the amazon rainforest may have dropped since the global alarm was raised in august, but brazils government is still feeling intense political heat. My guest today is brazilian environment minister Ricardo Salles who is in europe trying to convince sceptics that president bolsonaros government is not prioritising economic exploitation at the expense of environmental protection. How credible are the brazilian governments soothing words . Ricardo salles, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Thanks for asking me. Would you accept that the global concern raised by the sweeping forest fires that we saw in august, burning swathes of amazon rainforest, would you accept that that has put a new level of scrutiny on the actions of the brazilian government . Definitely. Its true. Were already concerned about this problem of the burns, it begins in the middle ofjuly,
Sally bundock with the briefing is soon thank you very much. But now on bbc news, thanks for asking me. Its hardtalk with stephen sackur. Would you accept that the global welcome to hardtalk. Concern raised by the sweeping im stephen sackur. The number of forest fires burning forest fires that we saw in august, in the amazon rainforest may have burning swathes of amazon dropped since the global alarm rainforest, would you accept that was raised in august, that has put a new level of scrutiny but brazils government is still on the actions of the feeling intense political heat. Brazilian government . My guest today is brazilian definitely. Its true. Environment minister Ricardo Salles were already concerned about this who is in europe trying to convince problem of the burns, sceptics that president bolsonaros it begins in the middle ofjuly, government is not prioritising and when all of the Public Opinion economic exploitation at the expense and people have raised this of environmental p