Amazon Rainforest Fires - What you need to know

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The Amazon rainforest is on fire. With a huge surge in social media coverage and response to this the fires that are seen across the Amazon Basin there is a lot of misinformation and incomplete information out there. I wanted to attempt to collate everything I learnt from doing my own research on the topic. I ask questions like:

- How bad are the Amazon rainforest fires?
- What started the Amazon rainforest fires?
- What is the main cause of increased fires in the Amazon?
- What can we do to stop them?

It's a little bit of a different video to usual as I wanted to get this out there as quick as possible. If I missed any info or got anything wrong, let me know in the comments.

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Rainforest Organisations:

► Amazon Watch -
► Rainforest Trust -
► Amazon Conservation Team -

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Selection of links & sources:

► Constantly updating statistics on the fires:
► NASA summary:
► Recent BBC summary article:
► Wired article with info about causes and reasoning:
► New York Times summary article:
► Guardian summary article:
► Deforestation rates:
► WWF summary of the Amazon's importance:

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Special thanks for help from:
Sashi
Julia Ramos
Paulo Camargo
Amer Obeid
And all the Aspect Herd members that offered their help


#prayforamazonia #actionforamazonia #amazonfires

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