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Deforestation falls but rise of wildfires continues degrading Brazilian Amazon forests

Published:2024-02 Issue:2 Volume:30 Page:
ISSN:1354-1013
Container-title:Global Change Biology
language:en
Short-container-title:Global Change Biology

Author:

Mataveli Guilherme¹²^ORCID,Jones Matthew W.²^ORCID,Carmenta Rachel³^ORCID,Sanchez Alber¹^ORCID,Dutra Débora J.⁴^ORCID,Chaves Michel⁵^ORCID,de Oliveira Gabriel⁶⁷^ORCID,Anderson Liana O.⁴^ORCID,Aragão Luiz E. O. C.¹⁸^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Earth Observation and Geoinformatics Division National Institute for Space Research (INPE) São José dos Campos Brazil

2. School of Environmental Sciences, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Norwich Research Park University of East Anglia (UEA) Norwich UK

3. School of Global Development, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Norwich Research Park University of East Anglia (UEA) Norwich UK

4. National Centre for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disaster (CEMADEN) São José dos Campos Brazil

5. São Paulo State University (UNESP) School of Sciences and Engineering Tupã Brazil

6. Department of Earth Sciences University of South Alabama Mobile Alabama USA

7. Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences University of South Alabama Mobile Alabama USA

8. Geography University of Exeter Exeter UK

Abstract

In 2023, Brazil achieved positive environmental strides in the Amazon, with a 22% reduction in deforestation rates and a 16% decline in total fire counts compared with 2022, attributed to renewed environmental policy implementation. However, despite progress, deforestation remains above the target, and forest wildfires in old‐growth Amazonian forests surged by 152% in 2023 versus 2022, threatening biodiversity and carbon stocks. The rise in fires poses challenges for traditional farmers, impacts urban areas' air quality, and necessitates urgent measures like enhanced firefighting capabilities and long‐term strategies for fire‐free production chains to protect the Amazonian standing forests—a global socio‐environmental asset.

Funder

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Natural Environment Research Council

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Publisher

Wiley

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/gcb.17202

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