Pantanal In Brazil

A land too beautiful for the planet is in jeopardy and we must act now. Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical wetland, located in Brazil. Wildfires have burned more than 25,000 square kilometres of the forests in 2020.

The Pantanal wetlands are home to a UNESCO heritage site and many endangered species, being one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. They also have the world’s densest population of jaguars and crocodiles who are now in danger, due to the spread of the forest fires.

Satellite maps detected more than 3682 fires in the region burning the biodiverse wetlands of Pantanal, 84% more in 2020 compared to 2019. Members of the environmental network of the Pantanal Observatory stated that 7000 hectares were burnt due to criminal activity and climatic factors. The COVID-19 pandemic has been convulating the fight against the fires, since it curtails the amount of people who can help while also being safe.

Scientists who are researching these wildfires fear that the infernos in the regions will make it impossible to convalesce from, calling it ‘apocalyptic’. Forest fires can be started by lightning strikes at the end of dry season and run out of fuel due to the flooded plains that surround them. Researchers have determined that the Pantanal fires can be traced back to human activity, most likely from cattle ranchers who often set degraded pastures ablaze to renew them. Destruction of diverse ecosystems such as the Pantanal itself, will cause unfathomable consequences which we must be prepared for.

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