Forests in Russia are most affected, as scientists warn of escape of huge quantities of buried carbon dioxide
in these regions are of particular concern, because they can result in the release of carbon buried deep within the soil, as well as the loss of the trees themselves. Trees in boreal forests take up to a century to grow back.
About 70% of all tree cover loss owing to fire in the past 20 years took place in northern boreal forests, with about 80m hectares lost over the period 2001 to 2021, according to, an initiative of the World Resources Institute. Russia has lost about 53m hectares of tree cover to fire since 2001, an area about the size of France. Canada has lost about 27m hectares to fire in the same period.
James McCarthy, analyst at the World Resources Institute and co-author of the report, told the Guardian: “This is very concerning. These findings should be a wake-up call to the world. Forests are our best line of defence against climate change, and should be at the top of our list [of priorities].” He said the carbon released to the atmosphere by forest fires was creating a vicious circle of climate damage. “These forests can go from beingThe common image of forest fires is in temperate regions, for instance in Europe and the US where fires have been increasing as hot dry summer weather has become more prevalent, and in, and the Arctic has warmed much faster than the rest of the planet.
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