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Description: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's government, despite public outcry and international pressure, refuses to take action and in fact has weakened its own environmental protection agency, announcing an amnesty for slash-and-burn tactics. With the Amazon forest turning into a carbon source, weather cycles of the earth, and its future, lie in balance. #amazonforest #carbonsource #slashandburn Join us on Discord: discord.gg/PKF5AmDde5 Instagram: @gobisbo Facebook: Bisbo Twitter: @Bisboworld Sources NASA earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147946/fires-raged-in-the-amazon-again-in-2020 Mongabay.com More than 250 major fires detected in the Amazon this year, despite Brazil’s ban; Liz Kimbrough; August 3, 2021 Brazil’s Amazon is now a carbon source, unprecedented study reveals; Liz Kimbrough on 14 July 2021 Reuters Brazil bans fires, redeploys military to protect Amazon rainforest; Jake Spring & Ricardo Brito, June 29, 2021 Brazil’s Amazon deforestation surges 67% in May as Bolsonaro pledges fall flat; June 21, 2021 Jake Spring BBC Amazon fires: Are they worse this year than before? Jack Goodman & Christopher Giles, Aug 29, 2020 The Guardian Brazil's Amazon rainforest suffers worst fires in a decade; Oct 1, 2020 The Print The Amazon is burning in 2020 again. It can just lead to more pandemics; Kerry William Bowman; October 4, 2020 Mint Amazon: Going up in flames; Sep 5 2020