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Ever since January, the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest had slowly been happening. The deforestation has left multiple animals out of home and has killed millions of oxygen-providing trees. And it’s not just animals: people are suffering from the fires too.

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The Amazon Rainforest is one of the biggest in the world. Once a vibrant life is becoming a burning wasteland. When people say the “Amazon is the Earth’s lungs” they weren’t kidding - of the vast amounts of Carbon Dioxide disposed of in the air every year, it absorbs more than 60% of the toxic waste. 

In fact, they provide more for the world than any of us. The Amazon rainforest covers 40% of the world’s rainforests, 20% of freshwater supply, and 20% of the air that we breathe.

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But the beautiful rainforest is no longer. The deforestation of the trees has doubled since last year and is becoming a carbon wasteland. Scientists estimate that even if 20-25% more trees were cut down, the carbon sinks (ie absorbers of carbon) can be severely compromised. As mentioned before, it’s one of the most critical players in stabilizing our global climate. 

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All of this beautiful, exotic life is put away. And for what? cattle, soy farming and gold mining. The fire that caused this isn’t natural: it was man-made, and ruined the life around the precious forest. The once water-rich trees are as dry as they can ever be and are causing more fires to happen. More than 1 MILLION HECTARES OF LAND has been burnt to the ground.