Forest Fire (5750 ha) in Venezuela 09 Feb 2024

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1019243
Countries: Venezuela
Start Date - Last detection*: 09 Feb 2024 - 15 Feb 2024
Duration (days): 6
People affected: 76 in the burned area
Burned area: 5750 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Articles: 7 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon Put Yanomami Families at Risk2024-02-23T18:30+0100.

On Friday, the National Institute of Space Research (INPE) confirmed that 1,691 fires have occurred so far in February in the Roraima state, which is located in the northern region of the Brazilian Amazon. Compared to the same period last
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Forest fires in Venezuela: a silent menace2024-02-23T13:02+0100.

Venezuela has witnessed in recent years a series of devastating forest fires that have seriously affected natural areas and local communities, worsened by factors such as climate change, deforestation, irresponsible human activity and the l
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LA NATURA STA TORNANDO Sette buoni esempi di rinaturazione2024-02-21T16:42+0100.

I premi “ World Restoration Flagship ” sono iniziative decise nell’ambito del Decennio delle Nazioni Unite per il ripristino degli ecosistemi . I premi tengono conto delle iniziative degne di nota che sostengono l’impegno globale di riprist
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Ripristino degli ecosistemi, l’ONU premia sette esempi virtuosi di lot ... 2024-02-16T16:51+0100.

su Freepik Il premio World Restoration Flagships. Il ripristino degli ecosistemi è possibile. La FAO e l’UNEP (il programma delle Nazioni Unite per l’ambiente) hanno premiato come World Restoration Flagships sette iniziative di ripristino d
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),