Wildlife Conservation Society Issues Statement on Amazon Fires
August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019
MANAUS, New York, Aug. 23 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following statement by Director Carlos Durigan on the Amazon fires:
"The Amazon, a fortress for life on Earth, is burning nearly twice as fast as last year. All parties must come together to stop the setting of these devastating fires.
"These fires are threatening the livelihoods of all Amazonian people - indigenous and non-indigenous, urban and rural; destroying the world's greatest hom . . .
"The Amazon, a fortress for life on Earth, is burning nearly twice as fast as last year. All parties must come together to stop the setting of these devastating fires.
"These fires are threatening the livelihoods of all Amazonian people - indigenous and non-indigenous, urban and rural; destroying the world's greatest hom . . .