Journalism of Courage
Fires in the Brazilian Amazon have surged so far in August, outstripping the same period of 2019 and renewing concerns about the forest's destruction. (REUTERS)
The year before, fires in the Amazon roused global concern, and several European governments openly criticized Bolsonaro's administration. (File photo)
A firefighter monitors a spot fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil . (REUTERS)
Deforestation hit an 11-year high in 2019 and has soared a further 25% in the first half of 2020. (Reuters)
Siblings Rosalino de Oliveira and Miraceli de Oliveira try to protect themselves from the smoke as the fire approaches their house in area of Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 16, 2020. (REUTERS)
