Co minutę znika obszar wielkości boiska piłkarskiego!

INPE, czyli Brazylijski Państwowy Instytut Badań Kosmicznych, bazując na zdjęciach satelitarnych, prowadzi statystyki dotyczące pożarów w całym kraju. Tylko w ubiegłym tygodniu odnotowano 9,5 tysiąca nowych pożarów.

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URGENT: Fires are raging across the Amazon! The Amazon produces more than 20% of the world’s oxygen, it is home to hundreds of indigenous nations and millions of plant and animal species and it is considered vital in slowing down climate change. The Brazilian Amazon is now burning down in flames. Wildfires often occur in the dry season in Brazil but fires are also deliberately started in efforts to illegally clear forest for cattle ranching. According to National Institute for Space Research the large number of wildfires could not be attributed to the dry season or natural phenomena alone. Indigenous communities across the Amazon are fighting to protect their lands against destruction. We have to stand with indigenous frontline communities and support them! @coiabamazonia @guajajarasonia @greenpeacebrasil #StopBolsonaro #PrayforAmazonia

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Amazońskie lasy odpowiadają za produkcję ponad 20% całego światowego tlenu!

Jest domem dla setek rdzennych narodów oraz milionów gatunków roślin i zwierząt, a także uważa się ją za niezbędną do spowolnienia zmian klimatu.

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As queimadas na #Amazônia colocam em risco recursos naturais fundamentais para a vida de todos. Para garantir nosso futuro, é preciso agir agora! Você pode ajudar cobrando um posicionando sobre o assunto de seus representantes no governo, praticando o consumo consciente, sendo voluntário ou doando para ações de conservação da vida: https://doe.wwf.org.br/amazonia (link na bio) Escolha a melhor maneira de participar, pois cada um é importante nesse momento. Afinal, apenas #JuntosÉPossível mudar o cenário. Quer saber o que o WWF-Brasil faz pela Amazônia? Visite: http://somosamazonia.wwf.org.br (link na bio) #PrayForAmazonia #PrayForAmazonas #PrayForAmazon #SOSAmazônia #FlorestaAmazônica #Desmatamento #Queimadas #MeioAmbiente #ConectadoNoPlanetaMenos * For international donations: https://doe.wwf.org.br/donate (bio’s link)

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Photos by Charlie Hamilton James @chamiltonjames | Fires raged in the Brazilian Amazon during 2017 in Araribóia, indigenous territory in the state of Maranhão. Some were started by farmers trying to clear land for crops or cattle, others started to cover up illegal logging operations, and some were natural. When these images were shot, the Brazilian Amazon had just experienced its worst year on record for forest fires—now 2019 is likely to eclipse that. Maranhão, like so many other states within the Amazon, has been extensively logged, and just a few pockets of original forest remain. The rest of the land has been turned over to agriculture and cattle ranches. Within a few miles of where these pictures were taken live some of the last remaining uncontacted Awã people—made famous across the world a few weeks ago, when footage of them was released. The forests in Araribóia are protected by a disparate group of underfunded firefighters made up of brave and dedicated Guajajara tribe members, volunteers, and FUNAI (the National Indian Foundation) employees who take on fires, sometimes armed with nothing more than machetes.

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W porównaniu z rokiem ubiegłym o 83% wzrosła liczba pożarów w całej Brazylii, a w głównej mierze dotyczy to Amazonii.

Ostatni taki pożar miał miejsce w 2017 r. Wtedy został wywołany przez rolników oczyszczających ziemię pod uprawy, hodowlę bydła, czy też grupy próbujące ukryć nielegalną wycinkę drzew. Tamten pożar przyniósł ogromne straty. Tegoroczne mogą przynieść jeszcze gorsze.

Wildfires rage in the Amazon

AMAZON ON FIRE: A record number of wildfires have been burning in the Amazon, home to the world’s largest tropical forest seen as vital to countering global warming. https://cbsn.ws/2ZhEHkh

Opublikowany przez CBS News Środa, 21 sierpnia 2019

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