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Brazil: Criminal fire at Chapada Diamantina National Park

Categories: Latin America, Brazil, Environment, Governance

Paulo Bicarato [1] [pt] echoes the news that fires that have destroyed 50% of the Brazilian Chapada Diamantina National Park [2], roughly the size of New York City, were likely started by ranchers clearing land for pasture. “For those who had the pleasure to have been to that piece of paradise, it hurts immensely”, says the blogger.