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To: Boris Johnson
Save The Brazilian Rainforest
The purpose of this petition is to urge Boris Johnson not only to back the President of France, Mr Macron, on the issue of wildfires in the Brazilian rain forest, by the raising of his hand but to use his rhetorical powers to state firmly that the UK denounces the inaction of President Bolsonaro to deal with this global emergency.
Why is this important?
At this moment, there are devastating wildfires ravaging the Brazilian rainforest. The blame for this is laid quite squarely at the feet of President Jair Bolsonaro, who, through his rhetoric, has given farmers free reign to clear large parts of the forest for pasture. President Bolsonaro is trying to place the blame on NGO's while failing to impose the laws that are made to protect the forest.
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, wants this world emergency to take centre stage at the coming 45th G7 summit which starts tomorrow, the 24th of August, and continues until the 26th. He has described the situation as 'our house is burning. At the same time we have a president of the USA, who has clearly shown that he has little regard for ecological matters.
The new prime minister of the UK, Boris Johnson will be at the summit and it is of the utmost importance that the UK, as it readies itself for Brexit, shows that it will continue to be a force dedicated to the good of the planet.
