are putting their lives on the line to protect the amazon rainforest grassroots in brazil are putting their lives on the line to protect the amazon froeft. def reporter: smoke billows above the amazon. smoke so thick it blankets this lush forest. fire so intense the ground is left charred. only dust remains. the spokesman for green peace brazil tells us 60 hectares of the amazon have gone up in flames in four days and the blame falls squarely on the
the destruction of the amazon rain forest finds the biggest losses so far have been taking place in brazil. grassroots are fighting back against deforestation in attempts to burn down the rain forest for economic gain. as i found out in this tv exclusive, their mission is now in danger from threats from those who want to see the forest destroyed, known as the lungs of the world. smoke above the amazon, a haze so thick it blankets this lush forest. fire so intense the earth is left charred. only dust remains. it s a sight that troubles the spokesman for greenpeace brazil. tells us 60 hectares have gone up in flames in four days. and the blame falls squarely, he says, on president jair bolsonaro. [ speaking foreign language ]