After an aerial tour to view the ecosystems and deforestation, Biden said he was proud to visit the region. He signed a U.S. proclamation designating Nov. 17 as International Conservation Day.

he continued. Before he spoke, Biden viewed dried-up river beds and wildfire damage on an aerial tour of the Amazon rainforest, getting a bird’s-eye view of some of the effects of a yearslong ...

Wildfires in Brazil last year consumed a total area larger than all of Italy, a monitor reported Wednesday, as the country continues to battle blazes often set by farmers and ranchers illegally ...