Clarifying Amazonia's burning crisis

Barlow, J. and Berenguer, E. and Carmenta, R. and França, F. (2020) Clarifying Amazonia's burning crisis. Global Change Biology, 26 (2). pp. 319-321. ISSN 1354-1013

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Abstract

This article clarifies the different types of fire in the Amazon, their different drivers and the positive feedbacks that can lead to more fires in the region. It then explores evidence regarding the peak in active fire detections in August 2019, showing that these were linked to the highest levels of deforestation since 2008. Finally, we examine the solutions needed to reduce the prevalence of uncontrolled or illegal fire in the Brazilian Amazon.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Global Change Biology
Additional Information:
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Barlow, J., Berenguer, E., Carmenta, R. and França, F. (2020), Clarifying Amazonia's burning crisis. Glob Change Biol, 26: 319-321. doi:10.1111/gcb.14872 which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.14872 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? ecologyglobal and planetary changeenvironmental science(all)environmental chemistry ??
ID Code:
139437
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Deposited On:
10 Dec 2019 14:05
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Yes
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Published
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09 Jan 2024 00:25