fires in western Amazon

 

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Posted on December 30, 2011


Slash and burn agriculture.

Agricultural field after burn


Burned field along newly developed road.

Oil palm plantation.


Fallowing pasture.

Recently burnt pasture.


Smoke from a burning field.

Burn path left after an escaped fire.


A burning field.

A fallow field being prepared for burning.


A small rural community.

A young farmer setting fire to his field.

 


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  • The Project in Short

    We are examining how social and economic factors, land-use development, ecology, and climate shifts interact to influence fire patterns in Peruvian Amazon.

  • Media Coverage

    • Western Amazon losing fire-resistance
    • Drough & Fire Prediction System
    • An Age of "Mega-Fires"?
    • Dr. Fernandes aids in fire prevention
 

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