The Guardian view on the threat of Bolsonaro: tropical disaster is man-made | Editorial

Brazil's far-right populist president has encouraged the wanton destruction of the world's greatest forest. He has been humbled but not stopped As Donald Trump's America retreats from global leadership, coalitions of like-minded nations are attempting to limit the damage. One such grouping at this weekend's G7 summit in France managed a breakthrough over one of the globe's most pressing problems: the accelerating deforestation in the Amazon. Conserving rainforests is necessary if there is to be ...