Shining a global light on Amazon rainforest

PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
An indigenous woman looks on during an event to commemorate International Amazon Rainforest Day at Salao Nobre of Planalto Government Palace yesterday in Brasilia, Brazil. The Amazon area covers an area of 6.7million sqkm over Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela and French Guyana and has a population of about 33 million.