deforestation started to rise again.ic increase came two years ago, when president bolsonaro took power. as the coronavirus raged through brazil, killing tens of thousands of people, brazil's environment minister had other issues on his mind, as this recording of a cabinet meeting reveals. "we have a chance at this moment, when the media's attention is almost exclusively on covid, and not the amazon," he says. "while things are quiet, let's do it all at once and change all the rules." there was a media storm. minister salles subsequently claimed what he wanted was to simplify the existing rules. but after that meeting, he withdrew protection from some of the forested areas of brazil. and president bolsonaro's government certainly appears to be dismantling some of the structures that had succeeded in holding back destruction in the amazon. the environmental police force, ibama, is on the front line of brazil's efforts to protect the forest. but some officers say they aren't getting the support from the president that they

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deforestation started to rise again. increase came two years ago, when president bolsonaro took power. as the coronavirus raged through brazil, killing tens of thousands of people, brazil's environment minister had other issues on his mind, as this recording of a cabinet meeting reveals. "we have a chance at this moment, when the media's attention is almost exclusively on covid, and not the amazon," he says. "while things are quiet, let's do it all at once and change all the rules." there was a media storm. minister salles subsequently claimed what he wanted was to simplify the existing rules. but after that meeting, he withdrew protection from some of the forested areas of brazil. and president bolsonaro's government certainly appears to be dismantling some of the structures that had succeeded in holding back destruction in the amazon. the environmental police force, ibama, is on the front line of brazil's efforts to protect the forest. but some officers say they aren't getting the support from the president that they n

about an hour says brazil will reach climate neutrality by 2050 despite presiding over soaring deforestation in the amazon and. on your intelligence is al jazeera live from london also coming up patients turned away and overwhelmed as india sets a new global record for daily covert cases. russia orders its troops to withdraw from near the border with ukraine but leave their heavy weapons behind last. may that harris fire all that was worth a $1000000.00 when you watch the you little. tears and tributes at the funeral for 20 year old daunted right 11 days after he was shot dead during a routine traffic stop. the u.s. president joe biden is trying to make good on his pledge to be a global leader on climate posting a major summit on earth day and starting it with a big pledge he says the u.s. will now aim to cut emissions by 50 to 52 percent of 2005 levels by the end of this decade that's nearly double the previous target it tops off a week of similar bold promises the u.k. aiming for a 78 percent cut the e.u. by $55.00 and canada by 40 to 45 percent all off $990.00 s. emissions to put it in pe

representatives from many countries met in the german city of bonn where they agreed to restore deforested and degraded landscapes it was called the bond challenge each country set its own goals. countries all over the globe committed to planting 1500000 square kilometers of new forest by 2020 a few gender taking that's an area about half the size of the indian subcontinent. but that's not all by 2030 they're aiming to have planted up to 3500000 square kilometers that's like covering an area larger than the whole of india with trees. it's the world's largest ever reforestation program from peru in the andes to countries across africa new forests are appearing. in india is also taking part and so is pakistan. i spoke to the director of rwanda's forestry authority how would he rate his country's progress in the barn challenge. 100 fold. has been. good. for. other countries like malawi have also been successful with their planting but they've still lost tree coverage overall because deforestation continues apace in other parts of the country. so plague. and this. is. and is long gone you know

one of the big concerns right now is deforestation.her anything world leaders can do more to crack down deforestation in the amazon region? >> muhammad, i think we have to look at deforestation and agriculture together. there is a sweet spot there where if we work and have a global mechanism. right now we have several global mechanisms for deforestation, land, and desertification. we need to bring all three together. at the end of the day, deforestation also about income unemployment. we have to provide an alternative to what is better than deforestation. i want to make the last point -- >> i'm sorry to interrupt you, but we are out of time. were going to have to end the conversation. but thank you so much to you and all of our guests. and thank you for watching. you can see this in all of our previous programming any time visiting our website. for further discussion, go to our facebook page. you can also join the conversation on twitter. our handle is @ajinsidestore. five for now. -- bye for now. r■brç?ç?ç?ç?o■o■Ñ■ç■ç■ woman: we love

we've gotta go. >> leuser isn't the only place experiencing deforestation. since 1985, more than 50% of the forests in sumatra have been cleared, not just for palm oil plantations, but also for paper, wood, mines, and road infrastructure. what took thousands of years to grow is coming down at an alarming rate. >> look at that. we traveled for over an ho, deep into this palm oil plantation, till we've got here, the front line of the expansion. this expansion re is illegal under indonesian law, and it's all hapning for palm l. this timber will be shipped off to market, and in its place, in a matter of days, young palm oil seedlings will be planted. >> palm oil is one of the most widespread vegetable oils throughout the world. within indonesia itself and also china and india, the 3 of them account for far more than half of the, uh, the world's consumption of palm oil. but the u.s. and european union are also major players and can really, you know, set the standard for others to follow. >> we all know about the charismatic megafauna that live in africa--elephal,

president biden recommitting to stop illegal deforestation in the amazon by 2030 u.s. climate envoy john kerry responded urging immediate action be taken to back up the pledge brazil has appealed for several millions of dollars in international support to meet the goal charron george is a senior lecturer course director for environmental sustainability of green technology of kiel university in the u.k. she joins us now live via skype from kiel good to have you with us sharon just why is the rain forest so important to the world's climate and how fast is it disappearing. we're very concerned about the way to our station that's happening and the rain forest the rain forest act as an important. c.n.n. tell you enter atmosphere and actions and the countries where these are we saw our impact all of us because c o 2 levels our planetary. planetary effect affected by these local areas and deforestation is happening at a rate is is meaning what we ate last year we saw. it was really forest that we saw the rate disappearance was the highest that we've seen for over a decade so

overall the bomb challenge has succeeded only in slowing the pace of deforestation and so global forests continue to shrink over the last decade alone 470000 square kilometers of forest disappeared that's an area larger than switzerland. many experts agree that the goals of the bomb challenge are not being achieved partly because of ongoing deforestation. is the organization behind the initiative think of it all. it is a tragic thing because obviously restoration is not an answer to everything restoration has to go hand in hand with protection of the forests that that remain you know was never intended to take any attention away from that. germany didn't commit to any goals in the bone challenge the 30 percent of the country is already covered with forest however most of it is monoculture so the forestry authorities are gradually planting of mixed forests. which motive is the reason. a mixed forest is much more resistant to pests and climate stress and is much more valuable to the entire ecosystem because many more species can establish themselves here a mixed forest is also much better

overall the bomb challenge has succeeded only in slowing the pace of deforestation and saw global forests continue to shrink over the last decade alone 470000 square kilometers of forest disappeared that's an area larger than switzerland. and many experts agree that the goals of the bomb challenge are not being achieved partly because of ongoing deforestation. is the organization behind the initiative think of it all. it is a tragic thing because obviously restoration is not an answer to everything restoration has to go hand in hand with protection of the forests that that remain you know it was never intended to take any attention away from that. germany didn't commit to any goals in the bone challenge of 30 percent of the country is already covered with forest however most of it is monoculture so the forestry authorities are gradually planting of mixed forests. it is the reason. a mixed forest is much more resistant to pests and climate stress and is much more valuable to the entire ecosystem because many more species can establish themselves here a mixed forest is also much better for

representatives from many countries met in the german city of bonn where they agreed to restore deforested and degraded landscapes it was called the bond challenge each country set its own goals. countries all over the globe committed to planting 1500000 square kilometers of new forest by 2020 a few gender taking that's an area about half the size of the indian subcontinent. but that's not all by 2030 they're aiming to have planted up to 3500000 square kilometers that's like covering an area larger than the whole of india with trees. it's the world's largest ever reforestation program from peru in the andes to countries across africa new forests are appearing. in india is also taking part and so is pakistan. i spoke to the director of rwanda's forestry authority how would he rate his country's progress in the bond challenge. hundredfold. has been. good. for. other countries like malawi have also been successful with their planting but they've still lost tree coverage overall because deforestation continues apace in other parts of the country. so played. and this. is on. his own you know it

measures that are required to bear and b i highlight here our commitment to eliminate illegal deforestation in brazil by 2030 with full and prompt enforcement of the brazilian forest code with that we will reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by the really 50 percent by that date let's get an idea now of the impact of that deforestation last month brazil destroyed more than 800 kilometers of the amazon rainforest that's twice as much as in march 2020 or the government is asking for a $1000000000.00 in international aid to fight the forestation one man is making a difference by planting a mangrove forest on the kanuck here as more from rio de janeiro. it has been along in lonely walk for the past 22 years biologist my do most has been patrolling the shores of rio de janeiro's polluted one about a b. clearing layers of trash trapped in the mud then planting millions of mangrove seeds one by 15 year olds who has been working with him from the start. when we arrived here this was a dump we've been planning an average of 40000 seeds every week now we have an entire forest. was cut bailey and his

reporter: we didn't hear were about the connection and about 70% starts with the deforest as. what is the biden station doing to reduce the risk of future prance from -- pandemics from the zone? sec. psaki: addressing deforestation is not just a climate issue, it is also a health issue and we aren couraged by the announcements made by the president yesterday and we will continue to work with a range of countries and international forums to ensure the world is preparing for preventing the next pandemic. reporter: there are discussions about the specific point so would the with us support global deforestation it prevent future pandemics? sec. psaki: there will be discussions with the brazilens and leaders who standed yesterday. others who are running points on this. i don't having in it get ahead on that. reporter: does the president still have a plan to have a statement on [indistinct conversation] sec. psaki: i expect he will have a statement for the day but i don't having in about the accountant. reporter: [inaudible] they want to discuss the effort to rjoin the nuclear revie

about a minute left let me just ask you quickly one of the big concerns right now of course is deforestation is there anything that world leaders can do at this summit to to pressure brazil to do more to crack down on deforestation in the amazon region. oh mama i think be that have to look at the photo station desertification and agriculture together there is a sweet spot dead bolt on all t. trying to look and we have a global macand ism right now we have separate legal mechanism for people the station on line and followed as education we need to bring all of them together but do not have resource was at the end of the day deforestation is also about income and employment and we have to provide alternative which is much more effective than what what what is there that the fire station i just want to make last point i'm $100.00 i'm just i'm done playing chandra i'm sorry to interrupt you but we are out of time so we're going to have to end the conversation there but thank you so much to you and to all of our guests michael dorsey solution i do and chandrababu shop and thank you too for watchi

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overall the bomb challenge has succeeded only in slowing the pace of deforestation and so global forests continue to shrink over the last decade alone 470000 square kilometers of forest disappeared that's an area larger than switzerland. many experts agree that the goals of the bomb challenge are not being achieved partly because of ongoing d forestation. is the organization behind the initiative think of it all. it is a tragic thing because obviously restoration is not an answer to everything restoration has to go hand in hand with protection of the forests that that remain you know was never intended to take any attention away from that. germany didn't commit to any goals in the bone challenge the 30 percent of the country is already covered with forest however most of it is monoculture so the forestry authorities are gradually planting of mixed forests. recently. a mixed forest is much more resistant to pests and climate stress and is much more valuable to the entire ecosystem because many more species can establish themselves here a mixed forest is also much better for building up gr

overall the bomb challenge just succeeded only in slowing the pace of deforestation and saw global forests continue to shrink over the last decade alone 470000 square kilometers of forest disappeared that's an area larger than switzerland. and many experts agree that the goals of the bomb challenge are not being achieved partly because of ongoing deforestation. is the organization behind the initiative think of it all. it is a tragic thing because obviously restoration is not an answer to everything restoration has to go hand in hand with protection of the forests that that remain you know was never intended to take any attention away from that. germany didn't commit to any goals in the bone challenge the 30 percent of the country is already covered with forest however most of it is monoculture so the forestry authorities are gradually planting of mixed forests. which motive is the reason. a mixed forest is much more resistant to pests and climate stress and is much more valuable to the entire ecosystem because many more species can establish themselves here a mixed forest is also much bet

size with this powerful green vegetation he hopes the mangroves will help diminish the effects of deforestation in the amazon in march more than 800 square kilometers of the rain forest were destroyed more than double the amount in the same month last year yelling mang growth of 4 dimes a capacitor absorbent carbon dioxide and the amazon rain forest and of the seas country new device with global warming they will be our last line of defense but mangroves protecting brazil's coast from north to south are in danger not from fire but from rampant urban development and the lack of basic sanitation it's a problem faced by poor and rich neighborhoods alike as we could see on a boat ride behind this exclusive condo in baja that usual. we're surrounded by nature and one of rio's richest neighborhoods but this group transparent water here is dangerous it's full of bacteria from untreated sewage which can cause liver cancer. its fishing season here all year round and not the kind that attracts tourists. a black river carrying trash from the sprawling city slums flows into the lake where so far is floatin

there are many reasons we have to combat this illegal logging and deforestation here. it's a threat to our very survival. it's a problem that's particularly severe in eastern europe and poverty is just one of the reasons so just. i just flung we're seeing everything from poor people collecting firewood for the winter to organized crime networks and major corporate structures that feed off illegal timber. organized crime is a big problem in the carpathian the trade in illegal lumber is a lucrative business profit margins are high the penalties low and the police can often be bribed. the world wide fund for nature wants to clamp down on the timber mafia. does wins and we're facing a tough opponent as well it won't be easy but just missed. anyone here who tries to protect the forests is taking a risk and they get little support from local authorities to forresters were killed here not long ago it's going to be exploring new ways to protect the forests for example we're working with in a huge project that aims to educate the judiciary state prosecutors and the police and s

205010 years earlier than expected the president says efforts will be boosted by ending illegal deforestation which is sort of a 12 year high under his government environmentalist skeptical with some taking matters into their own hands i want to hear reports now from richard or. it has been a long and lonely walk for the past 22 years biologist madhu muska 30 has been patrolling the shores of rio de janeiro's polluted one about a bay clearing layers of trash trapped in the mud then planting millions of mangrove seeds one by one fabio are usually has been working with him from the start. when real arrived here this was a dump we've been planning an average of 40000 seeds every week now we have an entire forest was cut there lee and his team have recovered 1300000 square kilometers of mangrove forest people have lent to 130 football stadiums the size of rio. now he's working on filling another patch of dirty black mud the same size with this powerful green vegetation he hopes the mangroves will help diminish the effects of deforestation in the amazon in march more than 800 square kilometers of

the slopes are shrouded in an almost primal mist there's been widespread deforestation on many of the other mountain slopes in the region farmers keep their cattle in the forests that remain. cows grazing on land that's fenced off to protect the woodland. want to copy wreak havoc in the forest they destroy everything contaminate the streams and cause ground erosion so if they run around the forest and it rains there be landslides. fair. hector keeps 20 cows he used to have many more but he got rid of half of them because he knows that traditional livestock farming is bad for the environment decades ago his grandfather switched from growing corn and beans to livestock farming because it was more profitable. 3 years ago hector joined the project to be opossums which promotes cattle farming that's sustainable and doesn't destroy diversity his income is starting to increase and the environment is gradually recovering. but it's been a difficult few years. for him that they'll all leave the article if i argued with my father that was the 1st obstacle i had to overcome well i haven't been ea

and implement more stringent targets brazil's president durable so narrow says ending illegal deforestation will mean brazil gets to its goals more quickly. i have determined that our climate neutrality in brazil be achieved by 2050 therefore bringing forward by 10 years the previously announced commitment levels among the measures that are required to bear and i highlight here our commitment to eliminate illegal deforestation in brazil by 2030 with full and prompt enforcement of the brazilian forest code with that we will reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 50 percent by that date scared an idea of the impact of that the forestation now well last month brazil destroyed more than 800 kilometers of the amazon rain forest twice as much as in march 2020 while the government is asking for a $1000000000.00 in international aid to fight the forestation one man is making a difference by planting a mango forest on a can of cat has more from rio de janeiro. it has been along in lonely walk for the past 22 years biologist my dumas cathay lee has been patrolling the shores of rio de janeiro'

president joe biden rican this ng to stop illegal deforestation in the amazon by 2030 u.s. climate envoy john kerry responded surging immediate action be taken to back up the pledge the sale has appealed for several millions of dollars in international supports to meet the goal well sharon georgia's course director of environmental sustainability and green technology kill university she says actions by the prison governments are at all and with its promises to stop the forestation. last year we saw is it the brazilian rainforest that we saw the waste disappearance was the highest that we've seen for over a decade and it's not just the defunding station it's also the degradation of the remaining forest that we're concerned about the roads the pasta and and the the staining at the trees and the remaining far east is also an impact and that will switch a far east from being a cop and same thing to a cop and so forth so eventually the forest will become part of the c o 2 emissions rather than absorbing which is then poured to well that i play for all of us right now we've just

march 2024 while the government is asking for a $1000000000.00 and international aid to fight deforestation one man is making a difference by planting and buying growth forest here has more from rio de janeiro . it has been a long and lonely walk for the past 22 years biologist my dumas cafe lee has been patrolling the shores of rio de janeiro's polluted one about a bay clearing layers of trash trapped in the mud than planting millions of mangrove seeds one by one fabio zhou has been working with him from the start. when real arrived here this was a dump we've been planning an average of 40000 seeds every week now we have an entire forest. was cut there lee and his team have recovered 1300000 square kilometers of mangrove forest people have learned to 130 football stadiums the size of rio's maracana now he's working on filling another patch of dirty black mud the same size with this powerful green vegetation he hopes the mangroves will help diminish the effects of deforestation in the amazon in march more than 800 square kilometers of the rain forest were destroyed more than double the amou

representatives from many countries met in the german city of bonn where they agreed to restore deforested and degraded landscapes it was called the bond challenge each country set its own goals. countries all over the globe committed to planting 1500000 square kilometers of new forest by 2020. taking that's an area about half the size of the indian subcontinent. but that's not all. by 2030 they're aiming to have planted up to 3500000 square kilometers that's like covering an area larger than the whole of india with trees. it's the world's largest ever reforestation program from peru in the andes to countries across africa new forests are appear.

we can make a difference by choosing reforestation over deforestation recycling over disposable smart new solutions oberstein said you know what we've heard is truly unique and we know that their uniqueness is what allows us to live and survive global why do you assume the environmental issues through global 3000 on d w and all. this week on the world story. in russia the kremlin takes aim at tick tock and confronting racism in germany's catholic church but we begin in turkey where on current has set a goal of vaccinating 60 percent of its population against coronavirus by autumn which means reaching the more remote parts of the country. almost 2000 meters high up in the mountains lies the village of alton that is in eastern turkey the few 100 residents one street are. and this is the doctor in charge of the coronavirus vaccinations here in the village. they need adventure team come regularly many home visits require some serious climbing but they're almost used to it now. no coronavirus cases have been reported in the dead of 4 months that's why some residents are skeptical about the

their widespread deforestation and many of the other mt. farmers keep their cattle in the forests that remain. off to protect the woodland. went back in the world cup with every now and a cop out to cut. everything. they run around the forest and it rains and slides. hectic. he used to have many more but he got rid of half of them. livestock is bad for the environment. grandfather switched from growing corn and beans to livestock farming farming because it was more profitable. 3 years ago hector during the project deal possumus which promotes cattle farming that's assuming that sustainable and doesn't destroy diversity his income is starting to increase and the environment is gradually recovering. but it's been a difficult few years. when most of all leave the article if i argued with my father that was the 1st obstacle i had to overcome where i wasn't being easy but i asked him to give me a chance. but the moment of weight if you think that well i took the risk by small farm i went through some hard times very hard times i milked my cows c

we can make a difference by choosing reforestation over deforestation recycling over disposable smart new solutions for steam said in our piece of earth was truly unique and we know that their uniqueness is what how wows us to live and survive the ideas the a modern mental soon to global 3000 on t.w. and on. are the clouds of economic crisis finally beginning to clear the international monetary fund it raises a lot for global growth for this year but it's a lopsided picture. also on the show calls from and among lowball corporate tax rates are getting louder starting with the u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen something europe they're all for it. to contact lens shopping in moscow and why data activists are steering clear of it. this is the w. business i'm to know them and have the you can join us well here's the good news the global economy is expected to grow by 6 percent this year the bad news the rebound will be far from even and there might be permanent scarring that's the message from the world economic outlook a report by the international monetary fund that has just been rel

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there are many reasons we have to combat these illegal logging and deforestation here. it's a threat to our very survival. it's a problem that's particularly severe in eastern europe and poverty is just one of the reasons as i just. heist fun we're seeing everything from poor people collecting firewood for the winter to organized crime networks and major corporate structures that feed off illegal timber. organized crime is a big problem in the car pay thousands the trade in illegal lumber is a lucrative business profit margins are high the penalties low and the police can often be bribed. the world wide fund for nature wants to clamp down on the timber mafia. does we're facing a tough opponent it won't be easy but just missed. anyone here who tries to protect the forests is taking a risk and they get little support from local authorities to forresters were killed here not long ago it's soon going to be where we're exploring new ways to protect the forests for example we're working with in a youth project that aims to educate the judiciary state prosecutors and the polic

climate since from burning fossil fuel to inaction in the face of species extinction to rampant deforestation and air pollution in contrast to his predecessor biden said it was time for action and laid out his ambitious climate goals to the some 44 to supporting heads of state and government. the united states sets out on the road to cut greenhouse gases in half and half by the end of this decade. that's where we're headed as a nation and that's all we can do if we take action to build an economy that's not only more prosperous but healthier fare and cleaner for the entire planet since the industrial revolution the earth's climate has warmed by around one degree celsius it could reach 2 degrees by the end of the century we are at the verge of yet beasts we must make sure the next step is in the right direction. much of the younger generation has been calling for global c o 2 emissions reductions for years now for it seems their voices are being heard. china will strive to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and the chief carbon neutrality before 2060 china has committed to move from car

deforestation also spiked in cameroon and colombia. federal court in new york has sentenced tony hernandez, the brother of honduran president juan orlando hernand, to lif in prison for drug trafficking. tony hernandez, a former congress member, was convicted in 2019 on wide-ranging charges, including massive bribing schemes. u.s. prosecutors say he was also involved in at least two murders and that honduran president juan orlando hernandez was a co-conspirator in the quote “state-onsored drug trafficking. in hong kong, a court convicted media tycoon jmy lai, veteran politician martin lee, and five other notable pro-democracy activists for participating in an unauthorized peaceful protest in 2019. the activists could face up to five years behind bars. hong kong politician cyd ho is another one of theonvicted activists. >> the freedom of information, the freedom of expression are now banned in hong kong. noit is a deterrence of our progress. amy: here in the united states, the biden administration had reaffirmed the position taken by the

project with norway that is helping to sponsor access to data up 64 tropical countries to track deforestationnot just you know it is a problem at the end of the year but to direct every single tree. these are the use cases. caroline: what is also interesting is you have been waiting in on the global nature you do. you are in norway and different governments. we just came off the back of the press conference between japan's leader in the u.s. talking about china. china-u.s., a space race going on. you have just written a piece in the times really laying out your viewpoint that cooperation is what is needed here. are you seeing cooperation? >> it much the world cooperation is happening but it is not happening between the u.s. and china right now. it would be a good thing. in the u.s. and soviet union managed to collaborate in space despite a lot of tensions and during the height of the cold war, so it started with the apollo mission where they ducked together right in the height of the cold war and later to the international space station which was built cooperatively between russia and the u.s

2050 significantly earlier than expected he says that will be helped by the ending of illegal deforestation india has experienced the world's worst day for new coronavirus cases nearly 315000 infections were reported on thursday for the 2nd day in a row more than 2000 people have died while hospital beds and oxygen remain in short supply people travel for hours to reach ospital with many turned away once they arrive russia has ordered its troops back to their permanent bases after large drills in crimea and near its border with ukraine the defense ministry says it's successfully completed its not checks but military hardware will be left behind for another exercise they say this year and a funeral has been held in the u.s. state of minnesota for dante wright shot dead by a police officer this month friends and family paid tribute to the 20 year old who was killed during a routine traffic stop in brooklyn center near minneapolis. one i want east is up next i phone or. welcome sir it should be about raising sleep prices or is this entirely down to the pandemic we bring you the stories and dev

2050 significantly earlier than expected he says that will be helped by the ending of illegal deforestation clearing of the amazon has soared underboss a narrow hitting a 12 year high last year. our white house correspondent kimberly how chris has been following the day's events she says biden could have difficulty getting his plans passed by congress while the us president has proposed a 2.2 trillion dollar infrastructure plan where many of the sort of green economy agenda items have been proposed there is not the assurance that this will clear the u.s. senate and so that has left a big question mark many year not just in the united states but around the world wondering if some of these targets identified by the u.s. president are even feasible now the white house insists that there are multiple pathways if the congressional and legislative pathway is not successful but at the same time it has really been kind of sketchy on those details even as it the u.s. president made this broad pronouncement of the sort of updated target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions really scared from that an

numbers in the wild have dwindled in recent years due to poaching, deforestation, and hunting.here's a reminder of the top story we are following at this hour -- several of hong kong's most prominent democracy campaigners have been sentenced over antigovernment protests. media tycoon jimmy lai has been sentenced for 14 months. and the 82-year-old father of democracy has been given a deferred sentence. i will be back in a moment for "the day." he to see you then. anchor: ukraine's president pushes for a four-way summit with russia, france and germany as paris and berlin call on moscow to pull its troops out of eastern ukraine. russia starts counter sanctions on on the u.s. a day after the u.s. imposes sanctions for what it calls russia's role on undermining democracy. protesters and ethnic minorities, opponents of the myanmar military junta come together to form a national