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Fires bear down on Brazil park that’s home to jaguars, maned wolves

Fires in the Amazon have already impacted 90% of plant and animal species

The Pantanal is burning again. Will it be another devastating year?

L.A.-sized tract of primary forest went up in flames in DRC province in 2020

Loss of forests turns up the heat, literally, on giant anteaters

Half of burned forests across Latin America don’t survive, study finds

In Brazil’s Acre, smoke from fires threatens health, could worsen COVID-19

A bad fire year predicted in Brazil’s Acre state. What’s to be done?

2015-2016 El Niño caused 2.5 billion trees to die in just 1% of the Amazon

July data put Brazil on track for slight reduction in Amazon deforestation

More than 250 major fires detected in the Amazon this year, despite Brazil’s ban

Spanish farmers fight forest fires with agroforestry (and many sheep)

New index measuring rainforest vulnerability to sound alarm on tipping points

Indonesia eyes less severe fire season, but COVID-19 could turn it deadly

Hotter and drier: Deforestation and wildfires take a toll on the Amazon

Brazil’s Amazon is now a carbon source, unprecedented study reveals

Soy and cattle team up to drive deforestation in South America: Study

Amazon deforestation rises modestly in June

Green peafowl flourish in Thailand’s northern forests, but conflict looms

Wildfires turn up the heat on farmers growing Indonesia’s ‘hottest’ pepper

Fire season intensifies in the Brazilian Amazon, feeding off deforestation

When it comes to carbon capture, tree invasions can do more harm than good

Rocky Mountains are burning more now than ever, and it could get worse

Amazon rainforest destruction is accelerating, shows government data

Slash-and-burn clearing nears Indigenous park as Brazil’s fire season ignites

New areas of primary forest cleared in Brazil’s ‘lawless’ Lábrea

The Brazilian Amazon is burning, again

Efforts to restore tropical peatlands need fire-free plantations (commentary)

Drugs, fire, settlers poised to wipe out one of Paraguay’s most biodiverse forests

Indonesian president slammed for ‘wait-and-see’ approach on climate action

Settlers invading, deforesting Colombian national parks ‘at an unstoppable speed’

Rallying the public to save Bolivia’s forests: Q&A with Gina Méndez

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