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A daily Global News podcast released every afternoon just in time for your commute home. The world moves way too fast and it’s easy to fall behind the news cycle. Host Tamara Khandaker takes you beyond the headlines to reveal the full story, explore new angles, ask tough questions, and talk directly to the people most affected by the big stories.Read Less
The Amazon, which spans 5.5 million square kilometres, is one of the best tools in the fight against climate change. But the world’s largest tropical rainforest has been burning for weeks. Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research has recorded more than 74,000 fires so far this year – up 84 percent from 2018.
At the centre of this disaster is Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. He has been widely criticized for his handling of the Amazon, and is facing increased condemnation from the international community.
Host Tamara Khandaker talks to Adriane Esquivel-Muelbertt, a Brazilian ecologist studying the effects of climate change on forests. Tamara also speaks with Canadian bioethicist and conservationist Kerry Bowman of the University of Toronto, who’s on the ground now in Brazil, researching the relationship between deforestation and Indigenous lands. They explore why the Amazon is so vital in the fight against climate change, and how the fires are affecting those who call the rainforest home.