Environment Minister Silva warns: Pantanal faces threat of extinction
At a public hearing before the Senate Environment Committee on Wednesday (Sep. 4), Brazil's Minister for the Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva, warned that climate change could result in severe losses, including the potential disappearance of the Pantanal biome. Silva urged Congress to establish a regulatory framework for climate emergencies, considering the 1,942 municipalities facing extreme climate risk.The minister was invited to clarify the federal government's response to the escalating forest fires and burn-offs affecting various biomes, particularly the Amazon, Cerrado, and Pantanal regions. Marina Silva warned that the Pantanal, the smallest and a critical biodiversity sanctuary among Brazil's biomes, is at risk of disappearing if current trends persist.“Researchers...