Brazil is speeding-up forest fire prevention to avoid dangerous tipping points in the Amazon (commentary)

Mongabay
Apr 5, 2025, 11:32 pm259 ptsTrendingTop
Brazil is facing an alarming surge in forest fires. Last year, the country registered 237,000 fires and over 30.8 million hectares of vegetation were consumed by flames—an area the size of Italy. This represented a 79% increase in areas burned compared to 2023. The Amazon rainforest bore the brunt,…

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Brazil is speeding-up forest fire prevention to avoid dangerous tipping points in the Amazon (commentary)

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