Pantanal

Roughly a quarter of the Pantanal wetland in Brazil, which regulates the water cycle upon which life depends in the region, has burned in wildfires worsened by climate change this year. https://t.co/Ne4TEU30zN pic.twitter.com/P70QQbX5gm

— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 16, 2020

"Scientists and environmentalists say the destruction of the Pantanal and other wetlands like it threaten to further worsen droughts and push entire species to the brink of extinction." https://t.co/oqXMzTPZVc

— Extinction Symbol (@extinctsymbol) September 1, 2020

#UNESCO, through the World Heritage Centre #WHC and the MAB Programme, is observing with attention and concern the large number of fires in #Pantanal, #Brazil in recent weeks. It is the biggest #wetland in the world

Read the full statement at https://t.co/GlCAx3TU5F pic.twitter.com/IOjMtctFJt

— UNESCO Man and Biosphere (@UNESCO_MAB) August 10, 2020

I’m just back from eight days in the Pantanal. What’s happening there and what needs to happen? A thread /

— Ben Phalan (@benphalan) September 13, 2020

https://t.co/tkJhISISR1

— The Rio Times (@TheRioTimes) September 13, 2020