TY - JOUR
T1 - Clarifying Amazonia's burning crisis
AU - Barlow, Jos
AU - Berenguer, Erika
AU - Carmenta, R.
AU - França, Filipe M.
PY - 2020/2/1
Y1 - 2020/2/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - https://www.research.lancs.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/clarifying-amazonias-burning-crisis(dc2739d7-4aaa-4ee7-9101-4035d6dfc428).html
U2 - 10.1111/gcb.14872
DO - 10.1111/gcb.14872
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
C2 - 31729092
SN - 1354-1013
JO - Global Change Biology
JF - Global Change Biology
ER -