katy watson, bbc news in belem.actually take you live now to belem to join katy watson who is standing by their for us. belem to join katy watson who is standing by theirfor us. it's really lovely to see you. what a fantastic backdrop you have behind you. so they have come to some kind of agreement but there are campaigners and indigenous leaders who are disappointed. they wanted more, what further measures where they calling for?— they calling for? right, so day one ofthe they calling for? right, so day one of the summit _ they calling for? right, so day one of the summit ended _ they calling for? right, so day one of the summit ended in _ they calling for? right, so day one of the summit ended in the - they calling for? right, so day one of the summit ended in the belemj of the summit ended in the belem declaration. so effectively, the amazonian countries coming together to commit to working together to be able to try and solve the problems facing the amazon. but what people felt that they fell short on what issue

the world needs to look at the meeting here in belem is a i the meeting here in belem is a milestone,w the people of the world what we want to do. we have returned to govern brazil to try and make a difference. govern brazil to try and make a difference-— govern brazil to try and make a difference. ., difference. for those living under the rainforest _ difference. for those living under the rainforest canopy, _ difference. for those living under the rainforest canopy, like - difference. for those living under l the rainforest canopy, like hobson, it's been a difficult few years. translation: you have no idea how much pressure i there was in our community under the bolsonaro government. landowners circling planes, soya farmers wanting to buy the land to deforest it. but hobson and his trees stood firm. he is growing sustainable crops instead. he's buying into a booming carbon credit industry, taking part in sustainable farming projects that sell carbon credits to companies wanting to offset their emissions. but not everyone is convinced. bianca and herfamily, like many in the region, w

let's speak with our latin american editor lucio newman, who is in the brazilian city of belem, knownthe gateway to the amazon. great to see you. what does this summit aim to achieve? guest: the aims are very grandiose. whether they can make a tiny amount or make any inroads, is yet to be seen. this is going to be the summit fourth of amazonian countries. remember, this is not just brazil, it is all of the countries that have amazon rainforest, and they will be joined by other countries on the second day of the summit, the two congos and of course indonesia, which also have very, very large rainforests that need protecting. what they are trying to do is revert climate change, revert degradation, deforestation, increase the rights of indigenous people and others in the amazon region. here in brazil, for example, there are 11 million people who live in the amazon who are going hungry. they are impoverished, they have no sustainable way of making a living, or another decent way of making a living. there is also slave work in this region. the indigenous populations don't have access to he

katy watson, bbc news in belem.na lobo is managing director for global presence and national action at the non—profit research organisation the world resources institute. she told me about the significance of the agreement. this commitment is a very significant step. it's very far from where we were in the past, where deforestation was not even being talked about among the amazonian countries. so i think there is a very big period of hope. i was in the conference until yesterday, and we could see a lot of energy, a lot of people — indigenous people, the academic communities, people from all the countries — united, with great energy and really in a very different way of expressing the rights and expressing what's needed to halt deforestation. i think of course, we have to very soon advance to have this strong commitment on zero deforestation. it's not a minor thing for eight countries that have different economies and different stages of the pollution, but for sure there are very important signs of brazil in particul

the leaders of eight south american countries that share the amazon, have gathered in the city of belemhost — brazilian president lula da silva — has urged leaders to agree on common policies to protect the environment and boost sustainable development. scientists are concerned that, deforestation in the amazon may be approaching an irreversible tipping point. president lula — is hoping for a co—ordinated regional approach, to tackle illegal mining and logging — as well as other environmental crimes. he's promised to end deforestation in brazil — by 2030. our south america correspondent katy watson reports from para, the most deforested state in brazil. virgin forest still exists here in the amazon, but every day the illegal loggers get closer. from up high you can see the damage done, the large patches of land totally cleared. this part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. president lula has promised to fix the problem, telling the bbc that this summit would be a game changers. the world needs to look at the meeting here in belem is a milestone, the most impo

katy watson, bbc news in belem.migrants have drowned off the italian island of lampedusa after their boat capsized. 45 people, including three children, had been aboard the vessel which had set off from the tunisian city of sfax last thursday. 0ur correspondent sofia bettiza has been following the story from rome. there's not much we know at the moment. as you mentioned, 41 migrants have been killed in a shipwreck off italy's lampedusa island, that is in sicily in the south of the country. this is all being reported by the italian news agency ansa, and they are citing accounts from survivors. three men and one woman who survived the shipwreck and were trying to reach italy from guinea and from the ivory coast. they were rescued by the italian coastguard, and they told rescuers that they were on a boat that set off from tunisia on thursday. they said that 45 people were on board, including three children. they described the boat is a very small vessel, about seven metres long. and they said that about six hours after

it is a bomber to the cop summit which belem will also host.d just how viable his promises are? i have been travelling here in the state of pariah which is the highest forestation rate in brazil. meanwhile, climate activists say the amazon deal doesn't go far enough and lacks concrete measures. a representative from the environmental lobby group, climate 0bservatory, said: around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories making news. a man who posted violent threats against us presidentjoe biden and other officials online was shot dead during an fbi rai on wednesday. agents were attempting to serve an arrest warrant at a home in utah, just hours ahead of a planned visit to the state by mr biden. the fbi has declined to give further details. american nurse alix dorsainvil and her daughter were freed on wednesday, nearly two weeks after they were kidnapped in haiti's capital. ms dorsainvil was working for a christian relief organisation when she and her daughter were taken. the us state department says

live now to belem where the summit�*s being held and our south america correspondent katy watson.

katy watson, bbc news in belem.tamante, an ecologist at the university of brasilia — and bram ebus of the international crisis group and amazon underworld, which investigates criminal networks in the rainforest. sticking with climate. white and you both forjoining us here. how important is it that this summit is taking place in the first place? it's quite important because as you mentioned, it is the first time since 2009 that we have a meeting of the leaders of the region, so in this multilateral coordination is not crucial to find solutions for the huge challenges that we have in the amazon reach and also providing the people there with a better life. also providing the people there with a better life-— a better life. what are the challenges _ a better life. what are the challenges that _ a better life. what are the challenges that use - a better life. what are the challenges that use for . a better life. what are the i challenges that use for see? the main challenges that use for see? tie: main challenges i chall

live now to belem where the summit�*s being held and our south america correspondent katy watson.and those watching the summit at the fact that deforestation element of it, they couldn't find full agreement. that's ri . ht. it couldn't find full agreement. that's right- it was _ couldn't find full agreement. that's right. it was always _ couldn't find full agreement. that's right. it was always going - couldn't find full agreement. that's right. it was always going to - couldn't find full agreement. that's right. it was always going to be - couldn't find full agreement. that's right. it was always going to be an | right. it was always going to be an ambitious goal, lula da silva has made turning around the deforestation numbers especially in the last four years, it has been his campaign promise and commitment to try and improve the environmental record here in the amazon. that is why he created this is on summit and while he also put belem forward to be the host of the cup 28 summit. in the declaration that was signed on day one of this summit, it said that there was a consensus t

lucio newman, al jazeera, belem, brazil.om: protection is needed against loggers and armed groups in the area. teresa bo med who has been with people displaced. reporter: i'm here in columbia, in an indigenous community, around 300 people live here from different indigenous groups. most of them have been displaced by the violence in the country for decades. at their territory years -- their territories were seized and their land used for agro business. his grandparents were from the amazon region and came from brazil. he was displaced by the conflict and his community is in constant struggle to get land. >> our territories were used for drugs. the roads also used for guerilla fighters. reporter: he also says they are slowly losing their culture and young people have no future. >> the conflict in colombia is still ongoing. we are not at peace. indigenous children are being recruited because they don't have jobs. reporter: outside of a stadium, we sound -- found numbers of another indigenous community. they were hunter gathere

our south america correspondent katy watson is in belem where the conference is taking place.larations. amazonian countries coming together to commit to working together to solve the problems facing the amazon. people felt that they've fell short on issues such as coming to an agreement on zero deforestation by 2030. they committed to working together to help towards the situation but without going to zero deforestation. i think it comes down to corsage optimism, the brazilian promised it has been optimistic about getting down to this zero deforestation, other countries want to improve the matter but haven't committed on how confident they are on taking deforestation out as a whole. you have eight countries working together in a massive area, a very difficult terrain, nobody is in doubt of wanting to make things better, but how far they can go is the question everyone is asking. andr guimar es is the executive director of the amazon environmental research institute, he's based in the brazilian capital brasilia and he gave me his reaction to the leaders not managing to agree on

the bbc�*s south america correspondent katy watson, has been following the conference from belem. here and for president lula, it has been a big success. he wanted to put south america on the map. especially here in the amazon. he wanted to come up with a regional response in response to the issues around climate change. he talked about the fact that in this summit, the fact that in this summit, the am azone spoke for the amazon. now, signing of the belem declaration which happened after that was signed by all eight countries that share a slice of the amazon. they committed to working together as a region, and that was all really positive. but many people feel that it fell short of a consensus, like ending deforestation by 2030. that's been a commitment by lu will —— lula in brazil. and the intention was to get all of the countries to agree. but instead, they said that they all were committed to combatting deforestation, but no firm commitment about ending it in its entirety. so some people might feel disappointed. but i think, throughout this conference, throughout this summit, w

certainly this city, belem, is enjoying being in the spotlight, it is a region is often forgotten inrazil. the fact you have delegates there is a bit of a warmup ahead of cop30, which it will host in two years�* time. lula has made it one of his biggest equipment to improve the record in the amazon committing to deforestation by 2030. just how viable are those promises? well, i have been travelling here in the state of para, which has the highest deforestation rate in all of brazil. virgin forest still exists here in the amazon, but every day the illegal loggers get closer. from up high, you can see the damage done, the large patches of land totally cleared. this part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. underjair bolsonaro, illegal logging soared. president lula da silva has promised to fix the problem. translation: the challenges of our era and the opportunities - that arise demand joint action. we need to reconcile environmental protection and social inclusion, encourage science, technology and innovation, encourage the local economy, fight international

on tuesday, indigenous groups took to the streets of belem to voice their demands. >> because if there is no consent, we're not going to authorize these policies. we indigenous people say no to that. we say yes to life because the amazon is where everything is. amy: back in the united states in atlanta, support is growing for a citywide referendum that could decide the future of cop city, a massive multi-million-dollar police training complex. the king center, run by bernice king, the daughter of martin luther king jr., has joined cop city opponents in calling on atlanta officials to allow for a public vote on the project. the center criticized atlanta leadership for ignoring the ardent community opposition against cop city and the use of public funding. the campaign "vote to stop cop city" is working to meet an august 14 deadline to collect 70,000 signatures from atlanta voters to put a referendum on the november ballot to stop cop city. this comes as civil and human rights organizations, including the aclu and the naacp, are urging the homeland security department to investigate the

al jazeera, belem, brazil.rly: the leader was the only one to back desilva's goal of deforestation by 2030 and petro wants to go even further. >> i believe it is not even enough to reach zero deforestation anymore. science says if we harmonize the whole world we would not be able to absorb the carbon emitted each year. the solution is to leave coal, oil and gas. but that is the need of the north to leave the fossil capital. our need is to protect the sponge. kimberly: the president of colombia says it's time to try something new in the fight against illegal miners and loggers who cut down trees, as teresa reports from the southern region. >> alexander sanchez is on the front land of the colombia fight against deforestation as and in charge of the operations in the amazon rain forest. sanchez says he's working with prosecutors and specialized officers to combat environmental crimes. >> we are looking at money launders so we can confiscate their property and they repay the damage they are doing to the amazon. ter

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day of the amazon summit, aimed at protecting the rainforest, is under way in the brazilian city of belemng the amazon signed a declaration agreeing to work together to fight illegal logging, mining and organised crime. but no date was set to end deforestation, as the brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva had advocated. live now to david shukman, former bbc news science editor. give us a understanding of what impact this will have that this particular agreement wasn't reached. it is clearly a disappointment that they didn't manage to agree to all eight countries, to end deforestation by 2030. that had been the hope of the brazilian government, the host of this event and clearly behind the scenes there was disagreements over that particular objective. 0n the other hand, the brazilians should be congratulated, for staging this eventin congratulated, for staging this event in the first place. bringing together these eight nations, highlighting the plight of this globally important forest because it stores so much carbon, if we want to tackle climate change, we simply can't do that if

the leaders of eight south american countries that share the amazon, have gathered in the city of belemntists are concerned that, deforestation in the amazon may be approaching an irreversible tipping point. brazil's president — lula da silva — is hoping for a co—ordinated regional approach, to tackle illegal mining and logging — as well as other environmental crimes. our reporter azadeh moshiri looks at what's at stake in the summit. the amazon is, of course, beautiful, but it's also hugely important in the fight against climate change. and that's because it stores so much carbon dioxide, which drives the climate crisis we're currently facing. and yet the forest is under threat of deforestation. now, 60% of it is located in brazil, which is why the country is taking the lead in hosting eight other countries in south america who share the amazon. and this is a big deal. it's the first time in 45 years that there's been a coordinated meeting for a regional response to the crisis the amazon is currently facing. and domestically, president lula has made a lot of big commitments. that inclu

the lengthy roadmap outlined in the city of belem promotes sustainable development, an end to deforestationand fighting the organised crime that fuels it. let's take a look at the rainforest that's at stake: the amazon stretches nearly seven million square kilometres, with two—thirds of it in brazil. another seven countries and one territory share the remaining third. under brazil's former president, jair bolsonaro, years of deforestation in the amazon worsened. the orange on this map shows the areas of deforestation between 2019 and 2022 in the state of para where the summit is. but new data shows a positive shift — deforestation in the amazon fell by 66% last month compared to the year before. it's now at its lowest rate in six years. our correspondent katy watson is in the amazon at the summit. we have had day one of the summit, and already, the country participating have issued a statement saying they are forming an alliance to work together to protect the amazon. sadly, this city is really enjoying being in a spotlight —— certainly. it is often a forgotten region in brazil, the facts y

future and how to provide for its people is the biggest dilemma facing leaders at this week's summit in belemk. just to get to this part of the amazon, it took 13 hours overnight on a riverboat and now this smaller boat to get to the communities here. but if you look on a map, it all looks so close together, and itjust goes to show how vast the amazon is, but also how difficult it is to navigate and, ultimately, also how difficult it will be for lula to achieve his zero deforestation by 2030. this is hernandes plantation, the tools and training funded by a carbon credit company. last year, the community had to drive out five illegal sawmills felling trees from their land. but defending their territory from loggers is an impossible task on their own. partnering with those who have the funds is the only option. for the company, empowering the community is key. so, too, is empowering the region as a whole. when global north comes to global south and says, "i have the solution," we're like, "really? "have you been to the amazon? "how do you know what's good for them? "you don't have your boots on

future and how to provide for its people is the biggest dilemma facing leaders at this week's summit in belem task. just to get to this part of the amazon, it took 13 hours overnight on a riverboat and now this smaller boat to get to the communities here. but if you look on a map, it all looks so close together, and itjust goes to show how vast the amazon is, but also how difficult it is to navigate and, ultimately, also how difficult it will be for lula to achieve his zero deforestation by 2030. this is hernandes plantation, the tools and training funded by a carbon credit company. last year, the community had to drive out five illegal sawmills felling trees from their land. but defending their territory from loggers is an impossible task on their own. partnering with those who have the funds is the only option. for the company, empowering the community is key. so too is empowering the region as a whole. when global north comes to global south and says, "i have the solution," we're like, "really? "have you been to the amazon? "how do you know what's good for them? "you don't have your boots

the amazon summit, aimed at protecting the rainforest, is coming to an end in the brazilian city of belem spoken for the amazon and pledged that the eight countries that share the amazon basin will work together to ensure the developed world fulfil their financial pledges to help protect the environment. speaking to the press he said "it s not brazil that needs money, it's not colombia, its nature that needs the money". meanwhile, president biden continues his trip to the southwest united states, where he is touting his climate and economic agenda. today the president is in albuquerque, new mexico, where he has been delivering further remarks on the climate crisis, clean energy, and manufacturing. the region has seen deadly heatwaves this summer with temperatures in the triple digits. later in the day, he'll be heading to utah. joining now is aaron zitner, a reporter and editor at the wall streetjournal. how much is this trip about mr biden championing his administration's accomplishment? that championing his administration's accomplishment?— championing his administration's accomplishmen

let's now go live to belem — the epicentre of the summit to speak tojoao goncalves, who is the senioru forjoining us on the programme. ifirst of thank you forjoining us on the programme. i first of all want to talk about the fact that the summit has taken place. that in itself is a big deal given where brazil and the region werejust a big deal given where brazil and the region were just a few years ago. lesson the first instance acknowledge that. lesson the first instance acknowledue that. . ~' , ., ., acknowledge that. thank you for heafina acknowledge that. thank you for hearing us- _ acknowledge that. thank you for hearing us. it's _ acknowledge that. thank you for hearing us. it's amazing - acknowledge that. thank you for hearing us. it's amazing to - acknowledge that. thank you for hearing us. it's amazing to have| hearing us. it's amazing to have this summit here in brazil in the amazon city for that we are located in the heart of the forest. it was very nice to see the social movement and the regional movement and the governmentjoining forces together here. x�*t�*et government '

day of the amazon summit, aimed at protecting the rainforest, is underway in the brazilian city of belemazon signed a declaration agreeing to work together to fight illegal logging, mining and organised crime. but no date was set to end deforestation, as the brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva had advocated. live now to professor simon lewis, university college london. you specialise in global environmental change so it's good to have you on the programme. what would your recommendations be to the summit? i would your recommendations be to the summit? ~ , ., ., �*, summit? i think first of all it's very important _ summit? i think first of all it's very important that _ summit? i think first of all it's very important that these - summit? i think first of all it'sl very important that these eight heads of state spent two days discussing how to reduce deforestation in the amazon. but obviously it's disappointing that they haven't come up with a date to end deforestation. i suspect that part of that is politics, to be able to say to the international community which needs to stop

delegates from the countries are meeting in the brazilian city of belem for a two—day summit on the issuet such gathering in 14 years. the lengthy road map outlined in the city promotes sustainable develop meant and the end to deforestation and fighting the organised crime that fuels it. let's look at the rainforest at stake. the amazon stretches nearly 7 million square kilometres with two thirds of it in brazil. another seven countries and one territory share the remaining third. under brazil's former presidentjair bolsonaro, years of deforestation in the amazon were seen. the orange on the map shows the areas of deforestation between 2019 and 2022. that's in the state where the summit is. but new data shows a positive shift. deforestation in the amazon fell by 66% last month compared to the a year before. it is now in its lowest rate in six years. our correspondent katy watson is in the amazon at the summit. virgin forest still exists here in the amazon but every day the illegal loggers get closer. from up high you can see the damage done. large patches of land totally cleared. this par

eight south american nations that share the amazon rainforest are gathering in the brazilian city of belem president lula da silva has promised to end deforestation by 2030. he's seeking a coordinated regional approach to tackle illegal mining and logging. scientists are concerned that deforestation in the amazon may be approaching a point of no return, with grave consequences for climate change. in football, england now know who they'll be facing in the quarterfinals of the women's world cup. the lionesses will face colombia on saturday, after they beat jamaica a few minutes ago. that finished 1—0. 0ur sports correspondent, katie gornall, is in brisbane. there was a big expat community in australia and here in brisbane and it all made for a cracking atmosphere earlier. there are around 2000 fans here cheering on colombia's every move. not a great deal to cheer about in the first—half, quite a nervy start from colombia and jamaica, perhaps the weight of the occasion bearing down upon them but it came alive in the second half thanks to that from usme. it was a wonderful cross from the teena

leaders from south america that share the amazon are meeting in the northern city of belem to discussce lula came to power. lula has promised zero deforestation by 2030, but is that a realistic goal? our south america correspondent katy watson now reports from par , the most deforested state in brazil. virgin forest still exists here in the amazon but every day the illegal loggers get closer. for those living under the rain forest�*s canape, it's been a difficult few years. you under the rain forest's canape, it's been a difficult few years. you have no idea how — been a difficult few years. you have no idea how much _ been a difficult few years. you have no idea how much pressure - been a difficult few years. you have no idea how much pressure there i been a difficult few years. you have l no idea how much pressure there was in our community and the bolsonaro government. farmers wanting to buy the land to deforest it. for government. farmers wanting to buy the land to deforest it.— the land to deforest it. for hobson and his trees _ the land to deforest it. for hobson and his trees -

south american nations and thousands of indigenous activists are gathering in the brazilian city of belem major summit on protecting the amazon rainforest. brazil's minister of the environment and climate change marina silva spoke on monday. >> as we have had this 14-year hiatus without a call for the summit, we arrive with clarity. the first point is that the amazon is drastically threatened. the second is we cannot allow it to and to the point of no return. it is possible to reverse this process by working in isolation. amy: many indigenous leaders plan to attend the summit on the amazon. this is raoni metuktire, chief of the kayapo people. >> if we continue to do forest, we will continue to have problems, not only for indigenous people but all people. we must preserve it so that our children and grandchildren can be well, sleep well, and you'd well -- eat well. we, the indigenous people are feeling the climate change. many rivers are drying up and the temperatures are very high. the force are dry. there is a lot of heat and little rain. this is perceived in the villages and indigenous