Pantanal

Pantanal

Burnt trees and vegetation in the Pantanal. Photography by Amanda Perobelli/Reuters

Wildfires threaten world's largest tropical wetland in Brazil’s Pantanal

Smoke rises into the air from the fire that is reflected on the Paraguay River in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, June 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Fires in Brazil Pantanal wetlands surge to record start in 2024

Firefighters work to extinguish fire at Pantanal, in Pocone, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, August 26, 2020. Picture taken August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Brazil's Pantanal, world's largest wetland, burns from above and below

The Pantanal, which stretches from Brazil into Paraguay and Bolivia, is home to an immense wealth of biodiversity. Photo: AFP

Fires in Pantanal, world's largest tropical wetlands, 'triple' in 2020