“Fires can escape their intended boundaries and invade forest areas if fuel is dry enough to allow fires to spread, which is becoming increasingly common due to heatwaves and severe droughts caused by climate change”

Wonderful symposium ‘Innovative remote sensing approaches to understand tropical ecosystem functioning and structure’ organised by @jeaggu @ManuMachado_Eco @KendallJefferys @felipemartello

A ban is far too simple an answer to a very complex problem. "It proves that the complexities of the type of fire in the Amazon need to be taken into account when designing a strategy." https://t.co/0LYnqN1cCb @AneAlencar3 @silva_sonaira

Depois de meses trabalhando lado a lado dos brigadistas da Flona do Tapajós, adoecendo junto deles no meio do fogo, fugindo das chamas e vendo a floresta arder, a @RAS_network fez esse filme com imagens in loco da @maricruppe https://t.co/2dGc6jga9k

@Erika_Berenguer @pmbrando @AneAlencar3 @ioliverasmenor @JosBarlow @ymalhi @ecioxford @WoodwellClimate @IPAM_Amazonia

A huge thank you to my friends and colleagues @Erika_Berenguer @pmbrando @AneAlencar3 @ioliverasmenor @JosBarlow @ymalhi

For the next burning season: the combo of a vulnerable dry vegetation caused by the El Niño-driven drought with fuel build up from high deforestation (yes, there was a drop, but it needs to drop more) can create catastrophic fires IF ignition sources are not severely controlled.

…they must be accompanied by long-term, multi-sector and well thought out strategies that understand the different motivations that lead to each fire type. ( https://t.co/JUM4S1gr7h)

Turns out that in 2019 the ban reduced fire numbers to expected levels based on our climate-driven predictions, but it was largely ineffective in 2020 and 2021. Multiple reasons are likely behind this, but crucially: Emergency measures can be useful in moments of crisis, BUT…

A fire ban was issued and despite not knowing well if it worked as intended, it was repeated in 2020 and 2021. Here we assess the effectiveness of those bans in reducing fire numbers in the Amazon, and if they varied according to fire type (defo, pasture and forest) and regions.

It seems that the whole world got worried, creating intense media coverage and a lot of pressure on the Brazilian government to act fast to protect the largest tropical rainforest in the world. ( https://t.co/w7EOWkHtB4)

Our new paper out today: “Emergency policies are not enough to resolve Amazonia’s fire crises” Remember when the sky in São Paulo got dark in the middle of the afternoon because of dense smoke clouds created by fires in the Amazon in 2019?

‼️Funded workshop, RT pls‼️ Are you interested in the Amazonian sociobiodiversity? ? We are hosting a WS on this topic for early-career researchers in Belém (16-18/July), with travel/accom funded by @BritishCouncil Apply here: https://t.co/YygBHvbNGh

Great news! Historical processing of the Harmonized #Landsat #Sentinel-2 (#HLS) HLSS30 v2.0 data is complete. HLSS30 data are now available from November 28, 2015 to the present. Discover data at NASA's #LPDAAC: https://t.co/iLdiulMMBm @esa @esa_EO @sentinel_hub

I'm on my way to Oxford for this big debate. It's generating a lot of interest around the world. Do watch if you can.

Deforestation matters for climate. If #deforestation were a country it would be the third highest emitter in the world. Globally we have destroyed one-third of forests, and the rate of destruction remains high.

After #ATBC2023, visiting Valparai in the biodiversity hotspot of the Western Ghats with the staff of @ncfindia . Learning about the conservation and restoration of its magnificent lush rainforests. Peak monsoon rains and swarming with leeches but still gorgeous

Two excellent late additions to our symposium on “towards a holistic view of tropical forest degradation” at #ATBC2023 today in Coimbatore: the amazing @Bill_Sutherland and @Pieter_Zuidema . 1030am-130 pm