Amazon Rainforest Wildfires: Causes and Impact on Mammalian and Avian Diversity

Abstract

Amazon rainforest is having huge role in the regulation of the environment as it provides massive amount of oxygen to the Earth and is one of the most important carbon sinks. World’s most important plants and animal species are present in the Amazon rainforests. The Amazon rainforest wildfires especially wildfires of 2019 are one of the major global issues. There can be natural and human activities which can cause wildfires in Amazon Forest. The impacts due to wildfires in Amazon rainforest includes conversion of Amazon Forest into white savannas, threats to human security, negative effects on health, decrease in rainfall, effects on biodiversity, biomass burning aerosols, effects on ecosystem, increase in carbon emission, greenhouse effect, global warming and impact on environment and climatic feedback. In the end, some suggestions and strategies are given for the control of wildfires in the Amazon rainforest.