Fires are raging through the Amazon Rainforest.

The media images we are seeing are devastating, showing the extent of the fires and the subsequent smoke which is impacting Brazil and its neighbours.

Scientists warn that the extent of this year’s Amazon forest fires will make the Paris climate target more difficult to achieve.

It is a double edged sword, as tree cover loss from forests is estimated to account for nearly 10% of global carbon emissions, while trees are also said to provide more than 20% of climate solutions. Trees not only absorb carbon dioxide, they also lock carbon away.

Help repair the fire-ravaged Amazon and donate to this Amazon Forest Appeal.

100% of the funds will be directed to Earth Alliance who will distribute to local partners and indigenous communities working to protect the biodiversity of the Amazon against the surge of fires. Earth Alliance is an environmental foundation created by climate change crusader Leonardo DiCaprio and his philanthropic friends.