In 2024, the Amazon faces one of the most severe droughts ever recorded, exacerbating an already alarming environmental crisis in the region. The combination of extremely low rainfall levels, elevated temperatures, and uncontrolled use of fire linked to agricultural activities is creating ideal conditions for the occurrence of wildfires, which are spreading rapidly and uncontrollably.
In this technical note, we present a detailed analysis of data from the Fire Monitor, an initiative by the MapBiomas network coordinated by IPAM, covering the period from January to August 2024, with a special
focus on the month of August, which stood out as one of the most critical in terms of fire incidence. Our goal is to identify and compare the affected areas concerning previous years, with an emphasis on land use and land cover types, as well as the most impacted land tenure categories.
