Biden Tours Brazil’s Amazon, Says Clean Energy Here to Stay

First sitting US president to visit world’s largest rainforest
Brazil’s Lula skipped the trip as Trump shakes up geopolitics

Joe Biden signs a proclamation designating November 17 as International Conservation Day during a tour of the Museu da Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, on Nov. 17.Photographer: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

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By Justin Sink, Travis Waldron, and Jennifer A Dlouhy

November 17, 2024 at 1:58 PM UTC

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November 17, 2024 at 10:08 PM UTC

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Joe Biden announced new conservation efforts and funding as he became the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon region, touring part of a rainforest nature preserve and meeting with local environmental activists.

With his time in the White House ending in January, Biden said he’s leaving President-elect Donald Trump and the US a “strong foundation to build on, if they choose to do so.”