A tract of the Amazon jungle burns as it is being cleared by loggers and farmers in Novo Airão, Amazonas state, Brazil, August 21, 2019. / VCG Photo

A man works in a burning tract of the Amazon jungle as it is being cleared by loggers and farmers in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, August 20, 2019. / VCG Photo

Nearly 73,000 forest fires were recorded in Brazil in the first eight months of the year with more than half in the Amazon region, the highest number since 2013, according to satellite data from Brazil's National Institute for Space Research, INPE. / VCG Photo

The Amazon is often referred to as the planet's lungs, producing 20% of the oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere. / VCG Photo