This episode is all about the importance of biodiversity in the Amazon Rainforest and how the exploitation of the land has lead to mass destruction. The fires in 2019 threatened the lives of species and people that rely on "The Lung of the World." Together we can make a difference. 
Here are the links used for research:
https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2019/08/27/amazon-rainforest-fires-beef-policy/
https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/issues/brazil-and-the-amazon-forest/
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/amazon-tipping-point-deforestation-climate-change-b1782126.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53893161

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