The state governments of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul have decreed a state of emergency due to fires in the northern region of the pantanal, one of Brazil’s six biomes, located in the country’s Central-West region.
Nearly half of the burned area in Brazil during January to June this year concentrated in Roraima—an Amazonian state—witnessing the destruction of one million hectares.
A total of 185.7 mi hectares—21.8% of the national territory—came under fire from 1985 to 2022. Satellite images show that the cerrado and the Amazon were the most affected biomes, with 86% of the burned region.
“With the combined efforts and integration between the federal government and the states, we will show the world that Brazil is engaged in the preservation of its biomes", said Justice Minister Anderson Torres.
The magnitude of the burned area in the Pantanal until September 27 confirms that this has been an atypical year not just for the biome, but for the whole region.
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