Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Forest-Fires-in-Irkutsk-Region-27MZIFJJFQUGS.htmlConceptually similarForest Fires in Irkutsk RegionGP0STQCA6Completed★★★★Forest Fires in Irkutsk RegionGP0STQCA9Completed★★★★Forest Fires in Irkutsk RegionGP0STQCAACompleted★★★★★★Forest Fires in Irkutsk RegionGP0STQCABCompleted★★★★★★★Forest Fires in Irkutsk RegionGP0STQCA8Completed★★★★Forest Fires in Irkutsk RegionGP0STQCACCompleted★★★★Forest Fires in Irkutsk RegionGP0STQCADCompleted★★★★Forest Fires in Irkutsk RegionGP0STQCAECompleted★★★★Forest Fires in Irkutsk RegionGP0STQCAFCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQCA7Forest Fires in Irkutsk RegionEvery year in Russia around 5 to 6 million hectares of forest burn. In 2016 it has been about 8-9 million hectares. Forest fires are destroying one of the largest forested regions in the world – the Russian Taiga. The forests here are one of the most 'biologically outstanding' places on our planet. It is home to a range of species – from wolves and brown bears to golden eagles and Siberian accentors.Forest fires release massive amounts of carbon. This fuels climate change, which makes the consequences of the fires even worse, threatening communities around the world.Locations:Eastern Europe-Irkutsk Oblast-RussiaDate:11 Jul, 2014Credit:© Anna Baskakova / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3840px X 5760pxKeywords:Boreal forests-Day-Death-Fires-Forest fires-Forests (campaign title)-Forests (topography)-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Smoke-TreesShoot:Forest Fires in Irkutsk RegionEvery year in Russia around 5 to 6 million hectares of forest burn. In 2016 it has been about 8-9 million hectares. Forest fires are destroying one of the largest forested regions in the world – the Russian Taiga. The forests here are one of the most 'biologically outstanding' places on our planet. It is home to a range of species – from wolves and brown bears to golden eagles and Siberian accentors.Forest fires release massive amounts of carbon. This fuels climate change, which makes the consequences of the fires even worse, threatening communities around the world.