Global Fire Alarm in the Amazon: Macron Invited to Address Emergency Measures in the G7

French President Emannuel Macron has asked the G7 to deal with the fire that has declared in the Amazon and threaten the global ecological balance. "Our house burns," he writes in Twitter.

The president pointed out that the Amazon rainforest produces 20% of the planet's oxygen. "It's an international crisis," he warned by asking his G7 counterparts to debate the issue at the summit to be held in the French city of Biarritz in two days.

Macron's request comes after the fire was called a "continental disaster" by Oscar Rodas, director of climate change and policy at WWF Paraguay. The specialist badured that "it will have a global impact".

The Amazon began to burn on August 10 and more than 70,000 hectares of Brazilian forest are affected. The fire has spread to parts of Paraguayan Chaco, part of Bolivia, Uruguay and Peru.

In the aftermath of the disaster, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused environmentalists. "This can happen – it's a possibility, I do not claim – a criminal action of these environmental NGOs to draw attention to me, against the Brazilian government; war we are facing, "he told the press yesterday Departure from your official residence in Brasilia.

On the other hand, organizations dedicated to environmental protection believe that the fires are a consequence of Bolsonaro's policy in favor of mining and livestock production, which according to this position, encourages deforestation in the lungs of the planet.

The G7 summit will be held from August 24 to 26 in Biarritz, a charming seaside resort near the Spanish border that is preparing to welcome the world's greatest leaders, including American Donald Trump, Germany's Angela Merkel and the British. Boris Johnson

In this context, President Macron will try to encourage his peers to take on a dimension of the disaster and to examine solutions to fight the great fire that is affecting the international community.

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