Satellite data shows that in some years, understory fires burn a far larger extent of forest than the area deforested for agriculture and cattle pasture.
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Burned rainforest vulnerable to grass invasion
The findings suggest that burned forests may be more susceptible to subsequent fires which may burn more intensely due to increased fuel loads.
Frequent understory fires change rainforest community composition
The research assessed the impact of different fire cycles on rainforest plant species.
Government declares state of environmental emergency in Southern Amazonas
The objective is to contain the fire spots and forest fires that occur in the dry season and represent environmental risk.
Slash & Burn | Part 5: How can things change?
This is the fifth of a serie of five short films “Human dimensions of wildfires: Linking research and environmental education to reduce Amazonian wildfires”.
Slash & Burn | Part 4: Alternatives to present practices
This is the fourth of a serie of five short films “Human dimensions of wildfires: Linking research and environmental education to reduce Amazonian wildfires”.
Slash & Burn | Part 3: Problems that occur with burn practices
This is the thirdh of a series of five short films “Human dimensions of wildfires: Linking research and environmental education to reduce Amazonian wildfires”.
Slash & Burn | Part 2: How Amazonian farmers manage fire
This is the second of a series of five short films “Human dimensions of wildfires: Linking research and environmental education to reduce Amazonian wildfires”.
Slash & Burn | Part 1: Why Amazonian farmers use fire
This is the first of a serie of five short films “Human dimensions of wildfires: Linking research and environmental education to reduce Amazonian wildfires”.
GaiaNoticias: Bolivia lost 24.5 million hectares of forests, according to research
The Friends of Nature Foundation said that over the past 11 years, Bolivia has lost 24.5 million hectares of forests due to fires and burns, which would be causing the rise in temperatures and lack of rainfall.