Clarifying Amazonia's burning crisis

Clarifying Amazonia's burning crisis

This article clarifies the different types of fire in the Amazon, their different drivers and the positive feedbacks that can lead to more fires in the region. It then explores evidence regarding the peak in active fire detections in August 2019, showing that these were linked to the highest levels...

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Veröffentlicht in:Global change biology 2020-02, Vol.26 (2), p.319-321
Hauptverfasser: Barlow, Jos, Berenguer, Erika, Carmenta, Rachel, França, Filipe
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Brazil
Burning
Conservation of Natural Resources
Deforestation
Fires
Trees
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Zusammenfassung:This article clarifies the different types of fire in the Amazon, their different drivers and the positive feedbacks that can lead to more fires in the region. It then explores evidence regarding the peak in active fire detections in August 2019, showing that these were linked to the highest levels of deforestation since 2008. Finally, we examine the solutions needed to reduce the prevalence of uncontrolled or illegal fire in the Brazilian Amazon.
ISSN:1354-1013
1365-2486
DOI:10.1111/gcb.14872