3 football fields a minute it's that is the rate of deforestation that is now hitting the brazilian amazon the world's largest rain forest is being destroyed at a pace from which it may never recover 1345 square kilometers of forest have been cleared so far this month mostly for farmland that is nearly the size of london a 3rd of all pristine rain forest in brazil has been cut down or burned and that includes places where tribes of people have cared for the land for centuries scientists say the amazon could now become a savannah brazil's president has moved fast to dismantle environmental regulations cutting budgets and giving more power to miners and the agricultural industry but all this could also affect brazil's biggest ever trade deal which is with the european union it's not yet been ratified and commits both sides to slowing deforestation and imo it is a campaign coordinator for fur and that's an environmental and social justice organization she says some positive steps are being taken to protect the amazon. this week on tuesday the e.u. published an action plan which sees the e.u.

thanks arena yes the 3 percent tax affects companies like google apple facebook and amazon and the movers angered the white house u.s. president donald trump has ordered an investigation into the planned tax move that could result in retaliatory terrorists but reports from paris. a show of hands and a display of defiance french senators passed a law taxing tech giants despite threats by the united states washington says the levy on thoroughly targets american companies and it's opened an inquiry a move condemned by france's finance minister i think that the best way of dealing with that kind of difficulties between the u.s. and france is not through it is not opening a procedure under section 3 or one for the 1st time you history of the friendship between the u.s. and france it is to build a compromise at the g 7 level. so that we can have a concrete and effective solution on the docks issue of digital activities the tax targets firms with the global revenue of more than $800000000.00 including $30000000000.00 in france at least 30 companies will have to pay 3 percent tax on their french

to our answer this you also said that it wasn't correct that some companies such as google facebook amazon apple you know just a few are basically making hundreds of millions of dollars they have the sort of economic clout and power of the small state but they are not really accountable or taking proper responsibilities and this kind of tax on tech giants not just american ones or about 30 companies involved is some of french or chinese this tax was one of a model marc calls a campaign promises the french president has really said that it's time that these companies paid more and that's likely to be very popular here in france where many people have been demanding attacks like this in fact it was one of the main demands of the l a vest protesters were for the moment such will leave the moderates with you in paris let's cross over the pond so to speak and speak to my color in washington d.c. and if natasha's certainly scenario plays out. d.c. is not going to be very happy about this could be as a heading towards another trade war similar to that of u.s. and china. well the key to it is that

destroyed brazil's new president has adopted policies that make it easier for companies to convert the amazon and to profitable farmland the move has been denounced by environmentalists wild wild who say the rainforest as being vital in the fight against climate change . well it's usually a day for picnics in the park and file x. but for residents of the u.s. capital this is 4th of july independence celebrations will be different president donald trump is putting himself front and center along with a display of military might critics say he's hijacking the day game. and has more from washington. this is not normal this is not something people usually pass in the nation's capital now the sight of tanks and assorted military equipment here for a celebration created by u.s. president donald trump. on thursday there will be fly overs of some of the country's most sophisticated planes and the president will break with what has been routine and he will speak in washington as the country celebrates its independence taking part in an annual celebration that almost all modern presidents have avoided a

the race of deforestation and brazil's portion of the amazon rain forest soared by more than 88 percent in june compared to the same month last year about 920 square kilometers of the world's biggest rain forest have been destroyed brazil's new president diable scenario has adopted policies that make it easier for companies to convert the amazon into profitable farmland the move has been denounced by environmentalists world wide who see the rainforest as vital in the fight against climate change and now the future of world heritage sites is being discussed in azerbaijan at the annual meeting of the un's cultural and scientific agency unesco a 3rd of the $166.00 sites are considered to be under threat they include the mangrove forest in bangladesh it's facing several dangers both natural and manmade . reports. a complex network of waterways mudflats and islands makes the sunderbans unique one of the world's largest mangrove forests forms a natural wall protecting both bangladesh and neighboring india as well as nearly 4000000 people to live near the coast. the defects of climate change a

companies will have to pay 3 percent tax on their french revenues because most are american including amazon and apple facebook and google washington says the levy is discriminatory in a statement the u.s. is trade representative said the president donald trump had directed that we investigate the effects of this legislation and determine whether it is discriminatory or unreasonable and burdens or restricts united states commerce the u.s. investigation could lead to washington imposing retaliate tree tariffs on france that's something the french government would want to avoid but there's little doubt that there is a growing sense of frustration amongst many french politicians with trump's approach to international disagreements should mr trump threatens everyone in all areas he's become an article amity when you're head of such a power you have a responsibility you don't amuse yourself by threatening states that are as responsible and democratic is france and that seek to define the sort of regulation needed to address today's new economies so that there can be justice that the european comm

destruction of the amazon rain forest is fast approaching a level from which it may not recover that's according to satellite data from brazil's government here is the $4.00 cost here is the forest rather in 2001 millions of square kilometers which helped stabilize.

worried about the impact the foreign plant is having on their trade the water hyacinth native to the amazon basin of south america started appearing in nigeria in the ninety's it has since spread to cover many rivers preventing aquatic life getting much needed sunlight and causing problems for those who rely on water transport a military strike. on land hundreds of thousands of cars and trucks clog the streets of lagos. and for those people who have increasingly turned to the water for transport an invasive weed is making life difficult there. because of how enormous it is is the governments the us will kill more machines to show that we're able to tackle it appropriately the spread of water hyacinth is heading inland covering small streams and rivers at least 26 out of nigeria's $36.00 states affected it is accelerating the build up of silt at the bottom of rivers and choking about aquatic plants by blocking sunlight and oxygen. what to herself was 1st noticed in nigeria in the early 1990 s. since then the invasive plant has disrupted not only transportation but also hydroelectric generati

gabriel amazon the and sat hot. facebook's been fined $5000000000.00 by the us federal trade commission for violating its users privacy it is the largest ever penalty of its kind imposed by the f.t.c. facebook now asked to create a special committee within its board to put an end to privacy decisions being made solely by chief executive mark zuckerberg facebook stock rose shortly after the fine was announced and that rise in facebook's share price has prompted criticism from democrats in the u.s. that the fine is too small f.t.c. chairman joe simons says current legislation isn't good enough to effectively police silicon valley our authority in these types of cases is quite limited which is why we have encouraged congress to consider federal privacy legislation but for now the only real world choice here was to take a historic settlement that provides immediate and important protection to american consumers or wait for years to get far less relief. boeing has announced its largest quarterly loss on record after the

is the 1st from a major economy to be imposed on companies like google apple and facebook as well as amazon and it affects any digital company with revenue of at least $844000000.00 of which at least 28000000 is made in france u.s. president paul trump has ordered an investigation into its effects well french finance minister he said france and the u.s. should find a way to solve their differences without threats. for i'd like to remind you that it is the 1st time in the east of us france relations that the us administration decides to launch an investigation within section 3016 i believe that between allies we can and we should tackle are differences in another way than threatening each other france is a sovereign state and it decides its own tax policies and will continue doing so in all sovereignty. joins us now from paris and i do wonder natasha whether we are heading towards another trade war the us does seem to like this 1st with china possibly with france. this was something that of course france would like to avoid and you heard there the french finance minister bruno lemaire speaki

proud of a quarter in ecuador has upheld a ruling preventing the government from selling land in the amazon rain forest to all companies the ruling was celebrated by the indigenous people who argued they weren't properly consulted on the sale of their ancestral land ecuador's indigenous communities have been taking action against oil companies since the 1960 it was once one of the world's largest lakes but in just 40 years the erroll sea dried up and fishing ports and is about to start and suddenly found themselves in the middle of a desert now there is a new effort underway to revive it to get more from felicity barner european broadcast center thanks to read yes the disappearance of the hour we'll say has been called one of the world's largest manmade environmental disasters is the left a desert with poisonous salt storms and an extreme climate is better signs governments and the united nations are hoping to bring life back to the area but no say in the form of water a steadfast and reports. it was once a rich fishing ground for the soviet union now it's a salty desert the disappearance o