,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ccg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #be1 #bjai ,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,shelby1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 and ,mr4   
,murphy7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,expressing concern about 
the fires in the ,amazon rainforest4    
,whereas the ,amazon rainforest is the  
largest rainforest in the world2        
,whereas almost #fj percent of the      
,amazon rainforest exists within the    
borders of ,brazil2 ,whereas the ,amazon
 rainforest accounts for #be percent of 
the carbon that global forests absorb   
each year and has as much as            
#adj1jjj1jjj1jjj tons of carbon         
sequestered in the ground2 ,whereas the 
ecosystem of the ,amazon rainforest is  
home to over #b1jjj species of animals1 
meaning that #a in #aj known species of 
animals is endemic to the region2       
,whereas #gj percent of the gross       

domestic product of ,south ,america is  
generated in areas that receive rainfall
 or water from the ,amazon rainforest1  
and the trees of the ,amazon rainforest 
influence rainfall patterns as far away 
as the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the    
,national ,institute for ,space         
,research of ,brazil 7referred to in    
this preamble as the ,,inpe7 reported   
that1 between ,january and ,september of
 #bjai1 there were #hg1beg fires in     
,brazil1 including #fb1jcd fires in the 
,legal ,amazonia1 more than double the  
number of fires that occurred during the
 entire #bjah calendar year2 ,whereas   
the ,,inpe reported that the ,amazon    
rainforest shrank #a1ccj square miles in
 the first #f months of #bjai1 a        
#dj-percent increase in deforestation   
from #bjah2 ,whereas public records     
indicate that1 from ,january #bjai to   
,june #bjai1 the number of enforcement  
actions taken by the ,government of     
,brazil aimed at curbing illegal        
deforestation declined by #bj percent2  

,whereas fires and illegal deforestation
 in the ,amazon rainforest impact the   
benefits that the ,amazon rainforest has
 on regional and global climate         
stability2 ,whereas fires and illegal   
deforestation in the ,amazon rainforest 
pose a danger to indigenous communities2
 ,whereas a recent poll conducted by the
 ,brazilian ,institute of ,public       
,opinion and ,statistics found that #if 
percent of the people of ,brazil        
partially or completely agreed with the 
statement that ,president ,jair         
,bolsonaro and the ,federal government  
should increase inspection measures to  
prevent illegal deforestation in the    
,amazon2 ,whereas the ,united ,states   
was the first country to recognize the  
independence of ,brazil in #ahbb and has
 long respected and championed the      
sovereignty of ,brazil2 ,whereas the    
people of the ,united ,states have      
historic1 cultural1 and familial ties to
 the people of ,brazil2 and ,whereas the
 ,united ,states and ,brazil share a    

common interest in the sustainable      
management of the natural resources of  
the ,amazon rainforest3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7        
expresses bipartisan concern about the  
fires and increased illegal             
deforestation in the ,amazon rainforest2
  7#b7 recognizes that the fires and    
illegal deforestation in the ,amazon    
rainforest affect the whole world2  7#c7
 supports the proactive delivery of     
financial and technical assistance from 
the ,united ,states to the ,government  
of ,brazil and to ,brazilian            
nongovernmental organizations to        
mitigate the fires and curb illegal     
deforestation2  7#d7 supports the       
reinstatement of protections for        
indigenous communities stewarding the   
,amazon rainforest2 and  7#e7 supports  
the efforts of the ,government of       
,brazil to increase sustainable         
development of the ,amazon rainforest by
 strengthening environmental enforcement
 and ending illegal deforestation4