Forest Fire (5255 ha) in Brazil, Bolivia 12 Sep 2021

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1002369
Countries: Brazil, Bolivia
Start Date - Last detection*: 12 Sep 2021 - 13 Sep 2021
Duration (days): 1
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5255 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Articles: 24 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Amazzonia, il futuro delle terre in una sentenza2021-09-13T06:15+0200.

Si sta tenendo a Brasilia il raduno dei Popoli indigeni: circa 6.000 i partecipanti appartenenti a 176 diversi popoli indigeni del Brasile, che hanno deciso di attendere insieme l’esito del giudizio della Corte suprema federale del Brasile
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Brazil’s Amazon deforestation remains high despite slight fall2021-09-10T17:00+0200.

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell in August compared with the same period a year earlier, continuing a downward trend while remaining higher than before right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro took office. Forest clearances in Au
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Studies show that logging and the impact of logging on Amazon’s biodiv ... 2021-09-09T18:36+0200.

Melbourne, Florida. –NS New research , Co-authored by two researchers at Florida Institute of Technology, this month Nature Provides the first quantitative assessment of how environmental policies on deforestation, in addition to forest fir
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Difesa dell’ambiente Dietro la deforestazione in Brasile c’è l’ombra d ... 2021-09-08T14:21+0200.

Il Brasile è primo esportatore mondiale di carne bovina, e una buona percentuale arriva in Europa e anche in Italia. Da tempo le associazioni ambientaliste denunciano come i principali responsabili degli incendi che devastano le foreste del
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