SOS Amazon: rainforest fires rage as Brazil bans burning for 60 days to reduce spreading damage
2019-09-03
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Brazil has banned most legal fires used to clear land for 60 days in a bid to stop the spread of burning which has destroyed parts of the Amazon rain forest. The ban coincides with the dry season in Brazil, which is when most fires are usually set.
There has been more than an 80 per cent increase in the number of fires