A farmer and a dog walk through a burnt area of the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil, in August 2019. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has hit alarming levels. Photo: AFP A farmer and a dog walk through a burnt area of the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil, in August 2019. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has hit alarming levels. Photo: AFP
A farmer and a dog walk through a burnt area of the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil, in August 2019. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has hit alarming levels. Photo: AFP
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A farmer and a dog walk through a burnt area of the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil, in August 2019. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has hit alarming levels. Photo: AFP A farmer and a dog walk through a burnt area of the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil, in August 2019. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has hit alarming levels. Photo: AFP
A farmer and a dog walk through a burnt area of the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil, in August 2019. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has hit alarming levels. Photo: AFP
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