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Brigade members build Prevfogo’s first Gender Action Plan
A methodology developed together with IPAM will be used to guide women across the country. The document, which is unpublished, brings together the experiences of the professionals and suggestions to guide the work in the field.
Fire has already impacted 95% of the Amazon species, shows study
Forest fires affected almost every known species of plants and vertebrate animals in the biome; about 190,000 km² of the Amazon burned between 2001 and 2019.
Deforestation fire continues to threaten the Amazon and challenge combat
Scientific expedition went through three biomes in the brazilian state of Mato Grosso; in the city of Apiacás, the team followed firefighters combating fire in razed forest areas.
Largest fire in the Pantanal biome this year doubles in size in one day
Fire in Mato Grosso state lasts four days, favored by weather conditions; researchers take part in a field expedition to improve the use of data in combating fires.
Pantanal fire burns almost a thousand hectares in two days
Drought and wind stimulate fire to spread quickly, say researchers in a field expedition; extreme climate events tend to get worse in the next years, shows IPCC report.
Fires caused by human action reach the Cerrado biome in Mato Grosso
Pasture lands fire spreads to family farming areas; researchers are in a field expedition seeking to improve the use of data in preventing and combating forest fires.
Invasions of Public Forests in the Amazon Increase Brazil’s Carbon Footprint
Research published this week in a scientific journal shows the growing role of land grabbing in the worsening of deforestation and forest degradation rates, which leads to the emission of greenhouse gases. The invasion and deforestation of unallocated public...