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The Amazon rainforest could be reaching an irreversible tipping point beyond which it will decline until “we’re just left with scrub”, conservationists have warned.
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There are 670 million ha (1.7 billion acres; 6.7 million km 2; 2.6 million sq mi) of Amazon rainforest. [8] Human-driven deforestation of the Amazon rainforest has been a major concern for decades as the rainforest's impact on the global climate has been measured.
10 August – a fire on the Noteć Forest burned 6,000 ha (15,000 acres) of forest. 26 August – Kuźnia Raciborska fire: on a fire in and around Kuźnia Raciborska destroyed 90.62 km 2 (34.99 sq mi) of forest and killed two firefighters. [13] 2020: A fire in the Biebrza National Park burned 6,000 ha of forest.
Nearly 40% of the areas of the Amazon rainforest most critical to curbing climate change have not been granted special government protection, as either nature or indigenous reserves, according to ...
The environment of Malaysia is the biotas and geologies that constitute the natural environment of Malaysia. Malaysia's ecology is megadiverse, with a biodiverse range of flora and fauna found in various ecoregions throughout the country. Tropical rainforests encompass between 59% and 70% of Malaysia's total land area, of which 11.6% is pristine.
The world reacted in shock and horror after seeing photos of Brazil's Amazon rainforest in smoke and flames.The Amazon is the largest rainforest on the planet, and is often referred to as the ...
During the great fire, hotspots could be seen on satellite images and the haze thus created affected the surrounding countries of Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. In February 2008, the Malaysian government announced the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy plan [9] to harvest the virgin hinterlands of northern Borneo. Further ...