chapada burns
in the center of Brazil, Cerrado is home for around 837 species of birds, 120 of reptiles, 150 of amphibians, 1,200 thousand fish, 90,000 insects, 199 types of mammals.
cerrado habitats are being cleared - with fire - to make way for cattle ranches, and then converted to grow soy which is exported to other parts of the world.
brazilian environment Minister Ricardo Salles declared that the COVID-19 pandemic which has killed more 600,000 people offers a distraction during which the government can “run the cattle herd” through Brazil, “changing all the rules and simplifying standards.”
