Amazon wildfires: 3,3 M hectares burnt, 791 Mt of CO2 released in 2024 (JRC study)
With 3,3 M hectares of forest burnt and 791 Mt of CO2 released in the atmosphere in 2024, the Amazon rainforest experienced its worst fire season in over 20 years: these are the main findings of a research conducted by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), as part of the EU Amazonia+ programme, using data from the Global...