A. having regard to the vast fires which are devastating the state of Roraima (northern Brazil, border with Venezuela) and which, according to the Brazilian environment agency (IBAMA), have already destroyed hundreds of thousands of hectares of grassland and tropical forest since December 1997 and which are threatening a 5 million hectare area,
A. Omfattande bränder har drabbat staten Roraima (i norra Brasilien, vid gränsen till Venezuela) vilka enligt de brasilianska miljöskyddsmyndigheterna sedan december 1997 redan ödelagt hundratusentals hektar savann och tropisk regnskog, och hotar ett område på fem miljoner hektar.EurLex-2 EurLex-2