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In this photo released by Brazil Ministry of Defense, a C-130 Hercules aircraft dumps water to fight fires burning in the Amazon rainforest, in Brazil on August 24, 2019. (Brazil Ministry of Defense via AP)
August 25, 2019, 4:36 pm
Pope, urging prayers, says Amazon forest vital for Earth
French president says world leaders nearing agreement on how to help battle blazes and repair damage, though it’s unclear whether Brazil will accept offer
By AP
Ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin speaking recently with indigenous leaders of the Tumucumaque region in northern Brazil. (Courtesy)
August 2, 2019, 9:57 am
Ethnobotanist says life mission to save indigenous culture is native to Judaism
Harvard-educated Mark Plotkin does a literal take on tikkun olam by fighting deforestation and working to preserve untouched societies in the heart of the Amazon rainforest
By Rich Tenorio
Greenpeace activists rappel down the walls of the Jerusalem's Old City, during a protest on April 1, 2019, to hang a banner saying 'Bolsonaro Stop Amazon Destruction' during the visit of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Israel (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 1, 2019, 4:38 pm
Greenpeace activists rappel down Old City walls in protest against Bolsanaro
Members of environmental protection group hang banner opposite Brazilian president’s hotel urging him to stop destruction of Amazon rainforest
By TOI staff
Frans Krajcberg moved into a tree house in the Brazilian countryside in 1972. (Screenshot from Instagram via JTA)
November 16, 2017, 11:54 pm
Frans Krajcberg, Jewish sculptor and environmentalist, dies at 96
Holocaust survivor who became protector of Brazil’s forests said his work was inspired by the anti-Semitism he experienced in Europe
By JTA
Rabbi David Rosen speaks during the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative in Oslo, Norway, June 19, 2017. (Lise Aserud/NTB Scanpix via AP)
June 19, 2017, 9:03 pm
Rabbis, priests, imams say protecting rainforests no joke
Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist representatives meet in Norway with indigenous people affected by deforestation
By AFP
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