The Amazon rainforest is still burning, John, and it’s only gotten worse.

In the past 48 hours since Brazil announced a ban on burning, roughly 2,000 new fires have broken out across the Amazon. Clearly, the problem continues and not enough is being done to solve this environmental crisis.

The truth is that Brazil’s anti-environment president sees the conservation of the Amazon as an impediment to economic growth, and agricultural companies around the world are only emboldening him to let the Amazon burn so they can use this land to make a profit.

The Amazon rainforest is called the Earth’s lungs for a reason, and it’s irreplaceable. We’re already facing climate crisis -- we’re now entering dangerous new territory and the worst possible impacts of climate change if we lose this major source of oxygen.

The time to act and save the Amazon is NOW. That’s why DFA is teaming up with MightyEarth, Amazon Watch, the National Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), and Extinction Rebellion to put pressure on the Brazilian government and the international companies responsible.

Here’s how you can help:

1. Add your name to our petition calling on companies who work with major deforester Cargill to end their partnership and demand President Bolsonaro reinstate protections for the Amazon now.
2. Sign up to participate in the #Sept5Act4Amazonia Global Day of Action this Thursday, September 5th.

We need a critical mass of people across the planet to rise up and demand the Amazon be protected before it’s too late.

Thanks for standing with us,

-Yvette

Yvette Simpson, CEO
Democracy for America