Nepali activists hold placards expressing concern over fires burning across the Amazon region as they gather outside the Embassy of Brazil in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 26, 2019. Photo: AP

Nepali activists hold placards expressing concern over fires burning across the Amazon region as they gather outside the Embassy of Brazil in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 26, 2019. Brazilian government satellite monitors have recorded more than 41,000 fires in the Amazon region so far this year — with more than half of those coming this month alone. Photo: AP