While only a few months removed, the fires in the Amazon, which stoked so much international attention in August and September, have largely been forgotten outside the region. In the Brazilian state of Pará, the flames were the cause of incredible damage. Deforestation, and forest fires in particular, have enormous implications for increased greenhouse gas emissions, and therefore the global climate.

The plight of indigenous and other traditional peoples are also under growing threat. Sam Schramski, with help from Brazilian colleagues Adriana Abreu and Cícero Pedrosa, gets a little bit closer to understanding this crisis in a three-part series focusing on the complex and troubled area known as Altamira.

In this second part, they delve further into the Amazon fire crisis and speak to some of the actors who suppor, and are active in deforestation in the wildcat mining and logging economies.