Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo called on everyone to take responsibility for saving our planet, commenting on the tens of thousands of fires that devour the Amazon forests.
"Amazon's forests produce more than 20 percent of the world's oxygen and have been burning for three weeks," he wrote on his Instagram account. "It's our responsibility to help and save our planet."
The image, which was highly interactive at the expense of Ronaldo, which is followed by more than 180 million people, received more than 8 million likes and more than 70 thousand comments.
View this post on Instagram The Amazon Rainforest produces more than 20% of the world's oxygen and its been burning for the past 3 weeks. It's our responsibility to help to save our planet. #prayforamazonia A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Aug 22, 2019 at 10:21 am PDT |
More than half of the fires have erupted in the Amazon region, called the Lungs of the Planet, which conservationists say is key to preventing climate change.
Brazil experienced 72,843 fires in private lands, protected areas and indigenous reserves between January and August 19.
Most of the fires occurred in the Amazon (13,682) in the southern state of Mato Grosso.