Biden will become the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon rainforest

Joe Biden, the first sitting American president to visit the Amazon rainforest, stopped briefly in Manaus to highlight his commitment to preserving the region, announcing an additional $50 million contribution to the Amazon Fund. Despite Trump’s skepticism of climate change, Biden’s administration is launching new efforts to bolster the Amazon and combat climate change, including a finance coalition and a loan for tree planting projects in Brazil. The Amazon, home to Indigenous communities and biodiversity, faces threats from deforestation and wildfires, with efforts to curb forest loss facing challenges from conflicting environmental policies in Brazil.

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