Amazon wildfires 

The World

Huge swathes of the Amazon rainforest are being destroyed by wildfires. Environmental activists in Brazil say the fires can be linked to President Jair Bolsonaro’s farming and mining policies. Host Marco Werman speaks with Rômulo Batista, the Amazon campaigner for Greenpeace Brazil. 

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