Amazonas: the impact of the fire on Argentina

It is estimated that in two weeks they were lost half a million hectares, equivalent to half of what is deforested each year in the territory of Carioca. The damage is immeasurable, especially because in this forest, there is about 20% of the planet 's water, 10% of the world' s biodiversity and 20% of the Earth 's oxygen.

But whatThe impact of the Amazonian fire in the region and, basically, in Argentina? In many ways and of course, all negative.

"The immediate impact of fires on biodiversity is the death of thousands of animals and plants that inhabit these forests, including iconic species of great ecological importance such as yaguarete, but also l & # 39; fire cause a loss of habitat that threatens the survival of the species"Said Manuel Jaramillo, managing director of Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina.

But that's not all. In addition, it aggravates the climate crisis because of the carbon emissions resulting from the combustion of organic matter. "That implies higher level of rainfall in some areas such as the Argentine coastdrought in the north, melting glaciers and rising sea levels, "he explained. Popular Hernán Giardini, coordinator of the Greenpeace Forest campaign.

Added to this is the fact that many rivers can have a difference in flow in Brazil due to deforestation they can reach parts of our country when they descend from Brazilian terrain.

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Shared responsibilities

"This happens on the one hand in The politics of Bolsonaro who dismantled the entire forest protection system by cutting the budget, sending various officials back from the protection agencies and venting the agricultural sector with soybeans or livestock, as in the north of our country, "Giardini said. .

In this line, and in the words of Jaramillo, to think that these processes only occur in the Amazon is to be wrong. "In the last decade, in Argentina, 240 000 hectares of indigenous forest per year on average have been deforested and Gran Chaco is one of the ecoregions most affected by this problem, "he said.

In fact, according to a report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), It's among the 11 most deforested places in the world and with higher levels of degradation. The picture becomes a little scary.

Therefore, the two experts agreed on the importance of promote public policies protecting natural forests from all over the planet, including, of course, those of Argentina.

"As deforestation continues, we are losing forests, crops, biodiversity, environmental services and opportunities for real sustainable development. It is time to make commitments and save our forests. Because without forests, there is no life", Concluded Jaramillo.