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ANALYSIS-How Biden could use foreign and trade policy to protect the Amazon rainforest Reuters 2/18/2021 * U.S. urged to engage Brazil in climate diplomacy * Economic incentives, trade deals could help stem deforestation * Law could stop imports of products from illegally cleared land By Anastasia Moloney and Fabio Teixeira BOGOTA/RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A s U.S. President Joe Biden develops his climate change agenda for the global stage, foreign and trade policies could also be used to tackle the thorny issue of rising deforestation in the Amazon, researchers ...

8 Min Read BOGOTA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As U.S. President Joe Biden develops his climate change agenda for the global stage, foreign and trade policies could also be used to tackle the thorny issue of rising deforestation in the Amazon, researchers and former officials said. A U.S. executive order issued by Biden in January to address the “profound climate crisis” requested officials to develop a “plan for promoting the protection of the Amazon rainforest and other critical ecosystems that serve as global carbon sinks”. During his election campaign, Biden also ...

[uam_ad id="317182"] RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Thomson Reuters Foundation)  Indigenous leaders in the Amazon rainforest urged governments on Tuesday, January 26th, to ensure vaccine rollouts reach all tribal communities as a devastating new wave of COVID-19 overwhelms the region’s health systems. Jose Gregorio Diaz, who heads the Coordinating Body of Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon Basin (COICA), said his people faced a “health emergency” and urgently need vaccines. “We’re concerned that the indigenous peoples that make up the entire Amazon basin are not included in vaccination pl...

Vaccine rollout a 'war against time' for Amazon indigenous groups Reuters 1/26/2021 By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA, Jan 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indigenous leaders in the Amazon rainforest urged governments on Tuesday to ensure vaccine rollouts reach all tribal communities as a devastating new wave of COVID-19 overwhelms the region's health systems. Jose Gregorio Diaz, who heads the Coordinating Body of Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon Basin (COICA), said his people faced a "health emergency" and urgently need vaccines. "We're concerned that the indigenous peoples that make up the ent...