Ricky Martin, J Balvin and other Latin singers call for urgent action for the Amazon
Latin singers Ricky Martin, Camila Cabello and J. Balvin expressed concern about the fires in the Amazon jungle that have been devastating the so-called lung of the Earth for three weeks and urged the authorities to do more to combat them and the media to Give them more diffusion.
Photograph by Ricky Martin Taken from: instagram.com/ricky_martin
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Leer en español: Ricky Martin, J Balvin y otros cantantes latinos piden acciones urgentes para el Amazonas
Puerto Rican Martin Ricky Martin compared the fire on April 15 in the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris to what is happening in Brazil and questioned why world leaders are not joining forces to put it down.
"When the Notre Dame Cathedral was burning in flames, the world's media covered every moment and some billionaires rushed to restore it. At this time the Amazon rainforest is burning," Martin said on his Instagram account.
"The lung of our planet has been on fire for three weeks. There is no media coverage or billionaires. 'THIS IS A REAL GLOBAL ISSUE. Where are de real leaders OF THE WORLD joining forces for The Amazon ", he added.
Meanwhile, Cuban singer Camila Cabello posted a photo of the burning Amazon on Instagram with the credit of actor Leonardo Di Caprio, committed to defending the environment, and commented on the "terrible" thing about the fire.
"This makes me want to cry in frustration. What are we doing? We are literally destroying our home miracle. I'm so sorry for planet Earth," said Hair.
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Meanwhile, Colombian reggeaton singer J Balvin shared on his Instagram account a publication of the model Toya Montoya in which she says "yes this is happening, yes it is scary" and gives a list of organizations with experience in Amazon conservation for those who want to collaborate in fire mitigation".
Forest fires have reached a record 72,843 this year in Brazil, according to the Brazilian space research center INPE, at a time when there are active hot spots in various parts of the Amazon rainforest and concerns about the environmental policy of right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro .
