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ZAMBIA - ATLAS OF OUR CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
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Large swathes of forests and grasslands are lost
every year to wild fires.
1. Central and Southern Africa had the largest
number of wild fires in 2012.
2. Savannah grasslands as those prominent
in the Kafue National Park are highly
susceptible to bush fires.
3. The fire season in Zambia starts in May and
ends in October, with September as the peak
fire month
4. Deciduous woodlands and shrublands are
the most affected landcover types in Zambia.
5. Burn scars in 2007 and 2011
10 Day Global Fire Map, 18-27 Aug, 2012
Global Fire Mapper
McMorrow, B.J., 2010
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