Amazon tribe vows to protect their land (Photo)
14:12, 23.08.2019
The indigenous people of Mura tribe living in the Amazon vowed not to leave their land and protect it as they look on helplessly as the rainforest is destroyed by man and fire.
The fires have been raging for around three weeks and an area the size of a football pitch is said to be lost every minute. Global concern is growing as the rainforest is key to tackling global warming because of the way it absorbs carbon dioxide and releases oxygen.
Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and scientists warn that it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change. The Amazon is often referred to as the planet’s lungs, producing 20% of the oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere.
