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Society
Why do people call the Amazon rainforest the “lungs of the earth”?
The devastating fires in the Amazon will have a knock-on effect for the rest of the world.
The devastating fires in the Amazon will have a knock-on effect for the rest of the world.
Photo of the day: A child of the Mura tribe stands in front of a deforested area of indigenous land, inside the Amazon rainforest. Taken near the near town of Humaitá, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, on 20th August.