Forest Fire (11901 ha) in Brazil 06 Sep 2025

Event summary

Forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1025006
Countries: Brazil
Start Date - Last detection*: 06 Sep 2025 - 11 Sep 2025
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 6 in the burned area
Burned area: 11901 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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The first study of its kind, led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), gathered data from 1,733 municipalities representing more than 74% of the Amazon to find that forests on Indigenous lands are a prophylactic for
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Amazon Indigenous forests protect against 27 diseases, study finds 9/12/2025 11:29:00 AM.

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