Rescue Brazil's burning Pantanal wetlands

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 588; no. 7837; pp. 217 - 219
• Main Authors: Libonati, Renata, DaCamara, Carlos C, Peres, Leonardo F, Sander de Carvalho, Lino A, Garcia, Letícia C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 10.12.2020
• Subjects: Agricultural equipment; Animals; Brazil; Burning; Climate; Climate and human activity; Conservation of Natural Resources - economics; Conservation of Natural Resources - legislation & jurisprudence; Conservation of Natural Resources - trends; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Crashes; Drought; Ecology; Electric cables; Environmental aspects; Environmental Policy - economics; Environmental Policy - legislation & jurisprudence; Environmental Policy - trends; Environmental regulations; Fire damage; Fire prevention; Firefighters; Forest & brush fires; Forest fires; Garbage; Global Warming - economics; Global Warming - legislation & jurisprudence; Global Warming - prevention & control; Global Warming - statistics & numerical data; Human influences; Human-environment relationship; International Cooperation - legislation & jurisprudence; Medical research; Native peoples; Pandemics; Pest outbreaks; Plant ecology; Protection and preservation; Rain; Risk Assessment; Traffic accidents; Tropical Climate; Vegetation; Weather forecasting; Wetlands; Wildfires; Wildfires - economics; Wildfires - prevention & control; Wildfires - statistics & numerical data; Brazil; United States > US; Norway; Paraguay River; Policy; Climate change; Environmental sciences
• ISSN: 0028-0836; 1476-4687
• DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-03464-1

Climate extremes, poor management and lax laws are making this World Heritage Site prone to fierce fires. Researchers and governments must develop a plan to manage these risks together.