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Aerial view of the Pantanal wetlands, in Mato Grosso state, Brazil on March 8, 2018. The Pantanal is the largest wetland on the planet located in Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, covers more than 170,500 km2 and is home to more than 4,000 species of plants and animals. This ecosystem is at risk of collapsing if the rivers' headwaters are not protected from the advance of monoculture plantations, waterways, hydroelectric plants and deforestation warn scientists and activists. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Eugenia LOGIURATTO (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)