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Fires in Pantanal Wetland

June 22 , 2024 8 days 116 0
  • Brazil’s Pantanal, the largest tropical wetland on earth, is ablaze, with fires.
  • This year is threatening to overtake 2020 as the Pantanal's worst year for wildfires on record.
  • It is located in the upper Paraguay River basin.
  • The Pantanal straddles Brazil’s border with Bolivia and Paraguay.
  • The UNESCO World Heritage Site, which covers an area more than twice the size of Portugal, is home to the world's largest jaguar species.
  • Around 95% of the Pantanal is under private ownership.

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