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'Mosaic' landscapes reduce fire risk, boost climate resilience in Peruvian Amazon

2014-02-20 08:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Ricardo Vásquez Sánchez glances up at the dry thatched roof on the wood-framed platform that is his home in Peru's sweltering Amazon lowlands. "If a spark lands there, it'll go up in flames,' he says. It is a very real danger, especially in the driest months of the year -- June through September, when his neighbors set fire to fields and pastures. A rogue gust of wind could whip the fire toward his home, burning through his cacao bushes and fruit trees, forcing him to flee with his wife and...

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