Environment

Raging wildfires in the Amazon are a 'crime against humanity'

25 August 2019 - 00:00 By Anastasia Moloney

Brazil fiddles as Amazon burns

Former Brazilian environment minister and presidential candidate Marina Silva this week called wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest a “crime against humanity” and blamed current government policies for fuelling the blazes...

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