Joe Biden wanders into Amazon rainforest after speech

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rainforest after giving a speech warning of the

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Wearing an open-necked blue shirt, dark slacks and his trademark Aviator sunglasses, the 81-year-old outgoing US president turned away from the podium and ambled into greenery.

The purpose of the photocall was to highlight the dangers of global warming, which have been

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Having previously been to Lima, the Peruvian capital, Mr Biden travelled to Manaus, the largest city in the Brazilian

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He had flown by helicopter over where the

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and ****** rivers meet, seeing at first hand the dramatic drop in water levels because of the worst drought in decades.

He emphasised the role of

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out of the atmosphere following a meeting with tribal leaders.

“The world’s forest trees breathe carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, and yet each minute, the world is

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the equivalent of 10 soccer fields worth of forest,” he said.

He also announced a $50 million (£40 million) donation to the

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Fund, bringing the total US contribution to $100 million.

Mr Biden added that he would leave the next administration with a strong climate policy to build on, if they chose to do so.

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