Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's government, despite public outcry and international pressure, refuses to take action and in fact has weakened its own environmental protection agency, announcing an amnesty for slash-and-burn tactics. With the Amazon forest turning into a carbon source, weather cycles of the earth, and its future, lie in balance.<br /><br />#amazonforest #carbonsource #slashandburn<br /><br />Mongabay.com<br />More than 250 major fires detected in the Amazon this year, despite Brazil’s ban; Liz Kimbrough; August 3, 2021<br />Brazil’s Amazon is now a carbon source, unprecedented study reveals; Liz Kimbrough on 14 July 2021<br /><br />Reuters<br />Brazil bans fires, redeploys military to protect Amazon rainforest; Jake Spring & Ricardo Brito, June 29, 2021<br />Brazil’s Amazon deforestation surges 67% in May as Bolsonaro pledges fall flat; June 21, 2021 Jake Spring<br /><br /><br />BBC<br />Amazon fires: Are they worse this year than before? Jack Goodman & Christopher Giles, Aug 29, 2020<br /><br />The Guardian<br />Brazil's Amazon rainforest suffers worst fires in a decade; Oct 1, 2020<br /><br />The Print<br />The Amazon is burning in 2020 again. It can just lead to more pandemics; Kerry William Bowman; October 4, 2020<br /><br />Mint<br />Amazon: Going up in flames; Sep 5 2020<br />
