the amazon dream, a forest haven combating climate change. but the reality can look like this. no more tree canopy, the land stripped bare for planting crops. we were shown how easy it is to plunder the amazon, just one man and a chainsaw. campaigners say illegal loggers have a green light from president jair bolsonaro. they accuse him of carving up environmental protections and fuelling climate change. miguel isn t worried about the planet, he s worried about his family.
rainforests left on earth, and crucially helps capture vast amounts of carbon dioxide, a major contributor to global warming. i will be talking to an expert from chatham house, but let s hear more from the amazon. international correspondent, 0rla guerin sent this report. the amazon dream, a forest haven combating climate change. but the reality can look like this. no more tree canopy, the land stripped bare for planting crops. we were shown how easy it is to plunder the amazon, just one man and a chainsaw. well, we are making our way now deeper into the forest. we re being led to an area where illegal logging is taking place. and here we are at the edge of a national park, an area that s supposed to be protected.
the amazon dream, a forest haven combating climate change. but the reality can look like this. no more tree canopy, the land stripped bare for planting crops. we were shown how easy it is to plunder the amazon, just one man and a chainsaw. well, we are making our way now deeper into the forest. we re being led to an area where illegal logging is taking place. and here we are at the edge of a national park, an area that s supposed to be protected. but campaigners say illegal loggers have a green light from president jair bolsonaro. they accuse him of carving up environmental protections and fuelling climate change. miguel isn t worried about the planet, he s worried about his family.
stripped bare for planting crops. we were shown how easy it is to plunder the amazon, just one man and a chainsaw. well, we are making our way now deeper into the forest. we re being led to an area where illegal logging is taking place. and here we are at the edge of a national park, an area that s supposed to be protected. but campaigners say illegal loggers have a green light from president jair bolsonaro. they accuse him of carving up environmental protections and fuelling climate change. miguel isn t worried about the planet, he s worried about his family.
of our land and our nature. this is a critical climate promise and it is a promise that has to be met. the amazon rainforest is seen as vital in the fight against climate change. because of its sheer size and the amount of carbon dioxide it absorbs from the atmosphere, it has often been described as the lungs of the world. from rondonia state in the brazilian amazon, our international correspondent orla guerin reports. the amazon dream, a forest haven combating climate change. but the reality can look like this. no more tree canopy, the land stripped bare for planting crops. we were shown how easy it is to plunder the amazon, just one man and a chainsaw.