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Photo Story: Fires still burning in the Amazon forest in Brazil

cde.news desk 8 September 2019, 07:15 · 1 min read

epa07827072 Prevfogo firefighters, an Ibama forest brigade formed by indigenous people of the Tenhari ethnic group, participate in fire fighting efforts fire in an indigenous reserve located in Humaita, state of Amazonas, Brazil, 07 September 2019. EPA-EFE/FERNANDO BIZERRA JR

A firefighter, who is part of an Ibama forest brigade formed by indigenous people of the Tenhari ethnic group, participates in firefighting efforts fire in an indigenous reserve located in Humaita, state of Amazonas, Brazil.

Seven South American countries have agreed measures to protect the Amazon river basin, amid global concern over massive fires in the world’s largest tropical forest.

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Suriname signed a pact, setting up a disaster response network and satellite monitoring.

At a summit in Colombia, they also agreed to work on reforestation.

More than 80,000 fires have broken out in the Amazon rainforest this year.