but first, we hehead to the amazonon, where the brazilian forestry commission is putting up a fight against a powerful timber lobby.. ever heard of flflying rivers? this the movement of large quantities of water vapor released into the atmosphere by the amazon rainforest, which causes preciptptation across south america and is key to the health of our climate. a single tree with a crown diameter of, say, 10 metres releases up to 300 liters of water in the form of vapor into the atmosphere every day. on a sunny day, the same tree will absorb up to 10,000 liters of co2 and transform it into oxygen. the amazon rainforest is home to tens of thousands of plant and animal species as well as 320 indigenous peoples. but for how much longer? logging is on the rise. in 2019, twice as much timber was felled here than in 2018. and since e the coronavivirs pandemic began, illegal loggers have become increasingly ruthless. >> idoesn't t just look lilikea wawar. it is onene. d d it's larargely taking plae ununder e covever the denen amazon rain foforest. thesee imagages show one e of the brilian n restry

but 1st we head to the amazon where the brazilian forestry commission is putting up a fight against a powerful timber lobby. ever heard of flying rivers this is the movement of large quantities of water vapor released into the atmosphere by the amazon rain forest which causes precipitation across south america and is key to the health of our climate a single tree with a crown diameter of say 10 metres releases up to 300 liters of water in the form of vapor into the atmosphere every day on a sunny day the same tree will absorb up to 10000 liters of c o 2 and transform it into oxygen the amazon rain forest is home to tens of thousands of plant and animal species as well as $320.00 indigenous peoples but for how much longer logging is on the rise in 2019 twice as much timber was felt here than in 2018 and since the corona virus pandemic began illegal. locusts have become increasingly briefless. it doesn't just look like a war it is one and it's largely taking place under the cover of the dense amazon rain forest these images show one of the brazilian forestry of artes current combat miss