WWF has been working in the region as of 1998, focusing on the sedimentation plain (Gran Pantanal) through conservation programmes in both Bolivia and Brazil. Aware that conservation in the Pantanal ...
A firefighter tries to put out a forest fire in Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso state, Brazil There have been more than 15,000 fires in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands so far this year, causing widespread ...
The Pantanal is "more intact and pristine" than most other wetlands in the world, said World Wildlife. It comprises about 3% of all the wetlands on Earth – but less than 5% of it is protected.
The number of forest fires in the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands, has tripled in 2020 compared to last year, according to Brazil's national space agency Inpe. Inpe identified ...