Leaders of Amazon nations gather in Brazil for summit on rainforest's future

The leaders

of Amazon nations including Brazil, Colombia and Peru

have gathered in the Brazilian city

of Belém for a rare

conclave

about the future of the world's largest rainforest amid growing concern over the global climate emergency.

The environmental summit

–

convened

by Brazil's

leftist

president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva –

represents a handbrake

turn in Brazilian government policy after four years of Amazon destruction and international isolation under the country's previous leader, Jair Bolsonaro.

重點詞匯釋義：

conclave 秘密會議;秘密會議與會者

convened 召集，召開;聚集，集合;convene的過去分詞和過去式

leftist 左派;左翼分子;左派人士;左派的;激進(jìn)的;左撇子的

handbrake 手閘，手剎車

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