The Amazon rainforest is vital in that it not only provides so much oxygen, but that the burning of the forest is also a roadblock in the battle against global warming.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced Friday he will send his country's military units throughout the Amazon region to help battle a major fire that has brought both regional and international scrutiny.
"Charred trees and fallen branches were seen around Porto Velho, the capital of Rondonia state, which borders Bolivia," the report said."In some instances, the burned fields were adjacent to intact livestock ranches and other farms, suggesting the fires had been managed as part of a land-clearing policy."
George Mason University environmental scientist Thomas Lovejoy said that roughly 20 percent of the Amazon has been deforested by this fire. He said Brazil has"turned its back" on past progress made in the region, which includes the 1992 Earth Summit.
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