Kongjian Yu, a prominent landscape architect, and three other people were killed when the aircraft crashed in a wetlands region.
Tag: Pantanal (Brazil)
The New Threat to Brazil’s Forests: Chemicals
Authorities use satellites to track deforestation caused by chain saws or fire. Now criminals are using chemicals to degrade trees — and evade detection.
In Brazil, Wildfires Roar Across the Pantanal as Rare Wildlife Dies
In Brazil, wildfires have roared across the Pantanal, a maze of rivers, forests and marshlands that sprawl over an area 20 times the size of the Everglades.
Early Wildfires in Brazil Threaten Pantanal Wetlands and Cerrado Savanna
Huge blazes are spreading hundreds of miles across some of the most biodiverse parts of Brazil, with the worst of the annual fire season still weeks away.
Tropical Forest Destruction Accelerated in 2020
There were bright spots, but the total lost acreage increased by 12 percent over all from the year before, according to new research.
Brazil Pantanal Scorched by Fires
The blazes in Brazil, often intentionally set, have scorched a record-setting 10 percent of the Pantanal, one of the most biologically diverse habitats on the planet.