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Fires continue in the Amazon
Photo: Ueslei Marcelino –
Source: Reuters
The so-called "green lung" of the planet ignites at an unusual rate
Photo: Joao Laet –
Source: AFP
A plane hydrant throws water into one of the fire bulbs. So far, they have increased 85% over the previous year
Photo: Aizar Raldes –
Source: AFP
The National Institute of Space Research (INPE) reported that between 1 January and 1 August, 9250 square kilometers (almost three times the area of CABA and GBA) were deforested, exceeding the total area deforested in 2018.
Photo: Aizar Raldes –
Source: AFP
The advance of the fire has put leaders and organizations around the world on alert
Photo: Víctor Moriyama –
Source: AFP
The Amazon is the largest tropical forest in the world and, according to experts, it plays a vital role in regulating the temperature and humidity of the planet.
Photo: Eraldo Peres –
Source: AP
It's a great biodiversity store because it houses 20% of the world's plant species
Photo: Víctor Moriyama –
Source: AFP
"With every hectare burned, we risk losing a plant or an animal species that we do not even know," said André Guimaraes, director of the Amazon Institute of Environmental Research (IPAM).
Photo: Víctor Moriyama –
Source: AFP
Amazon deforestation changes the landscape and rainfall patterns in the region, with incalculable consequences
Photo: Lula Sampaio –
Source: AFP
Environmental experts suggest that there is a direct link between the increase in deforestation in Brazil and the largest number of fire sources in the Amazon
Photo: Lula Sampaio –
Source: AFP
An IPAM study revealed that 10 municipalities in the most deforested region are concentrating the largest number of fires
Photo: Carl De Souza –
Source: AFP
Some farmers use fire to renew the soil, but also to open natural resource exploitation areas. Analysts estimate that 80% of fires are burned for illegal purposes
Photo: Carl De Souza –
Source: AFP
"It is very difficult to have natural fires in the Amazon.They mainly occur by the hand of the man"
Photo: Carl De Souza –
Source: AFP
View of one of the many sawmills of the Amazon, located in Jaci Paraná, State of Rondonia, Brazil,
Photo: Eraldo Peres –
Source: AP
Several stacked logs wait to be picked up by trucks, while deforestation advances into the jungle
Photo: Eraldo Peres –
Source: AP
Truck moves logs through jungle devastated by fires
Photo: Lula Sampaio –
Source: AFP
Aerial view of the burned areas of the Amazon rainforest near Boca do Acre, State of Amazonas, Brazil
Photo: Lula Sampaio –
Source: AFP
Several firefighters cross what was left of the jungle after the fires
Photo: Eraldo Peres –
Source: AP
The fire started two weeks ago and threatens to destroy the Amazon rainforest
Photo: Ricardo Moraes –
Source: Reuters
Regions of Bolivia, Peru and Paraguay are also affected
Photo: Ricardo Moraes –
Source: Reuters
In addition to plants, animals are the most affected
Photo: Ueslei Marcelino –
Source: Reuters
Boca Do Acre, an area devastated by a fire
Photo: Bruno Kelly –
Source: Reuters
Embers remain in the trunks
Photo: Ueslei Marcelino –
Source: Reuters
The inhabitants of the Amazon move in smoke caused by fires
Photo: Eraldo Peres –
Source: AP
The fire swept everything in its path
Photo: Leo Correa –
Source: AP
Some areas are irrecoverable
Photo: Leo Correa –
Source: AP
Photos: AP, REUTERS and AFP
Photographic edition: Fernanda Corbani
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