Inside Story What unites and divides the Amazon rainforest nations?
Eight countries are meeting in Brazil to discuss challenges facing the critical ecosystem. Published on 7 August 2023. It’s been 14 years since the last summit of Amazon rainforest nations – a time during which the impact of climate change has worsened well beyond what might have been imagined back then. Floods, wildfires and extreme temperatures have destroyed lives and communities worldwide. Meanwhile, countries are missing international targets to reduce emissions as the climate crisis worsens. Leaders meeting in Brazil all agree on the need to act, but big divisions remain on what’s to be done. There are deep disagreements on oil exploration and deforestation as well as conflicting domestic interests. So what will this summit achieve? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Carlos Peres – professor of tropical conservation ecology at the University of East Anglia Jan Rocha – freelance journalist and author Bram Ebus – lead journalist and research coordinator at Amazon Underworld
Beyond the headlines to the heart of the news of the day. Al Jazeera gets the Inside Story from some of the best minds in the Middle East and beyond.
Primary Title
- Inside Story
Episode Title
- What unites and divides the Amazon rainforest nations?
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 8 August 2023
Start Time
- 05 : 30
Finish Time
- 06 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- Al Jazeera English
Broadcaster
- Al Jazeera Media Network
Programme Description
- Beyond the headlines to the heart of the news of the day. Al Jazeera gets the Inside Story from some of the best minds in the Middle East and beyond.
Episode Description
- Eight countries are meeting in Brazil to discuss challenges facing the critical ecosystem. Published on 7 August 2023. It’s been 14 years since the last summit of Amazon rainforest nations – a time during which the impact of climate change has worsened well beyond what might have been imagined back then. Floods, wildfires and extreme temperatures have destroyed lives and communities worldwide. Meanwhile, countries are missing international targets to reduce emissions as the climate crisis worsens. Leaders meeting in Brazil all agree on the need to act, but big divisions remain on what’s to be done. There are deep disagreements on oil exploration and deforestation as well as conflicting domestic interests. So what will this summit achieve? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Carlos Peres – professor of tropical conservation ecology at the University of East Anglia Jan Rocha – freelance journalist and author Bram Ebus – lead journalist and research coordinator at Amazon Underworld
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Commentary
- News
Hosts
- Adrian Finighan (Presenter)
Contributors
- Carlos Peres (Guest)
- Jan Rocha (Guest)
- Bram Ebus (Guest)