{"id":2369934,"date":"2024-11-17T10:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T15:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-becomes-first-president-to-tour-amazon-rainforest-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-17T10:50:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T15:50:35","slug":"biden-becomes-first-president-to-tour-amazon-rainforest-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-becomes-first-president-to-tour-amazon-rainforest-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden becomes first president to tour Amazon rainforest &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-becomes-first-president-to-tour-amazon-rainforest-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2369934&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden makes history as the first U.S. president to tour the Amazon rainforest. \u2064His visit\u200d forms part\u2064 of a broader\u2062 South American\u200d trip that also includes engagements \u2062with leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation \u200cin Peru \u2062and attendance at the\u2063 G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he\u2062 will meet with \u200bPresident Lula da \u2062Silva. During this visit, Biden is set to prioritize climate preservation and announce that the U.S. has fulfilled its commitment to increase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellen-to-announce-first-1-billion-treasury-loan-for-multilateral-clean-technology-fund\/\" title=\"Yellen to announce first  billion Treasury loan for multilateral Clean Technology Fund\">international climate financing<\/a> to over $11 billion\u2063 annually by 2024. This comes amidst the\u200c backdrop \u200dof President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s \u2063skepticism about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-i-got-a-covid-test-four-times-in-one-day-two-came-back-negative-two-came-back-positive-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Elon Musk: I Got A COVID Test Four Times In One Day. \u2018Two Came Back Negative, Two Came Back Positive.\u2019 | The Daily Wire\">climate change<\/a> as he prepares to take office again. Additionally, Biden will\u2063 designate\u2064 November 17 as International Conservation Day as part of his climate initiatives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden becomes first president to tour Amazon rainforest<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1883128\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> is visiting the Amazon rainforest today, becoming the first U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">president<\/a> to do so.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>It&rsquo;s part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3231308\/what-biden-planned-last-days-white-house-before-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wider trip\">wider South American trip<\/a> that began with Biden meeting with leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Peru. After today&rsquo;s Amazon-by-air tour, he&rsquo;ll attend the G20 summit in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, and meet with that country&rsquo;s president, Lula da Silva.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3187727\/biden-mishandling-classified-documents-presidential-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN MISHANDLING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS LOOMS OVER PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The diplomatic trip includes several funding pledges that the Biden administration says will promote climate preservation, which come as President-elect Donald Trump, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">noted climate change skeptic<\/a>, prepares to take office for a second time. <\/p>\n<p>The U.S. is now providing $11 billion per year &ldquo;international climate financing,&rdquo; according to the White House, and Biden will also sign a proclamation designating Nov. 17 as International Conservation Day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, as part of his historic trip to the Amazon, President Biden will announce that the<br \/>United States has fulfilled his historic pledge to increase U.S. international <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secstate-blinken-on-bidens-climate-agenda-americans-that-relied-on-old-industries-will-be-hit-hard\/\" title=\"SecState Blinken On Biden\u2019s Climate Agenda: Americans \u2018That Relied On Old Industries Will Be Hit Hard\u2019\">climate finance<\/a> to<br \/>over $11 billion a year by 2024,&rdquo; a release from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House\">White House<\/a> said, &ldquo;making the United States the largest bilateral provider of climate finance in the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden will be in Manaus, Brazil, meeting with native Brazilians ahead of the brief tour, and also visit an Amazon-themed museum along the way. <\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration said in 2023 that it would make a $500 million contribution to a rainforest preservation effort knows as the Amazon Fund, and the White House announced Sunday that it had provided $50 million toward that commitment. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It will be one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3231308\/what-biden-planned-last-days-white-house-before-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"last acts\">last acts<\/a> of Biden&rsquo;s presidency, though it&rsquo;s not the only trip he still has on his schedule. <\/p>\n<p>In early December Biden will travel to Luanda, Angola, where he will meet with leaders of the country and celebrate its &ldquo;role as a strategic partner and regional leader,&rdquo; according to a statement from White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1883128\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1883128\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden is the first U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2369935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Joe-Biden-amazon-rainforest.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45167,3620,36279,42070,32076],"class_list":["post-2369934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-amazon-rainforest","tag-biden","tag-environmental-policy","tag-presidential-visit","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Joe-Biden-amazon-rainforest.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2369934"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369938,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369934\/revisions\/2369938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2369935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2369934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2369934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2369934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}