In 2019, Bolivia lost as much as four million hectares to fires, of which 850,000 hectares were tropical forest, and in Brazil 2.7 million hectares of forest burned down.

Last year, the world once again witnessed extensive forest fires.

The forest fires in 2021 are expected to be just as numerous and severe. That is why we, together with our local partner, have set out to strengthen the indigenous village communities and enable them to extinguish and prevent the fires from spreading.

We are therefore raising funds for the establishment of emergency response units consisting of local fire brigades in small village communities, who will be trained in firefighting and equipped with firefighting gear.

We hope you will join us – every contribution counts.

Behind the fires

Uncontrolled pursuit of timber and agricultural land are the primary causes of the ongoing forest burnings.

Combined with high temperatures, lack of rainfall, and strong trade winds, the fires quickly spiral out of control.

The burning of the Amazon and Chiquitano forests has catastrophic consequences for people and nature – both now and in the long term.

If the destruction continues, researchers fear that the tropical forest areas of South America will disappear – they call this the tipping point. This refers to a point where the forests can no longer regenerate themselves and instead turn into dry savannah.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Why the world’s tropical forests are burning – watch the animation video