THE CERRADO, IN BRAZIL, ALSO HAS ITS "11 SEPTEMBER"

[Reproduced from  http://www.oeco.org.br/geonoticias/26434-o-cerrado-fez-aniversario-mas-nao-ha-razao-para-festa]
Gustavo Faleiros and Eduardo Pegurier 

The fires that destroy the Cerrado in shocking numbers "Focos de calor"=spots of heat "Queimadas"=burned (areas)

Reminder: the Cerrado biome is home to

one of the greatest biodiversities

in the world and originate

eight river basins!!

This week, on 11, was celebrated the national day of the Cerrado. It's good that the date exists, because maybe some day we can celebrate it. At the moment, focus on the Cerrado is just a way to get attention for their tragedies.

The Cerrado is, today, the Brazilian biome cleared more quickly. In just one year, between 2008 and 2009, lt lost 5.6 thousand km2. In total, have already been deforested 957.7 thousand km2 of its original area. Fires and deforestation are connected directly. Between July and mid-September peak of dry season and burning, the Cerrado was the most burned of Brazilian biomes. In the map above, the orange colour represents the areas of Cerrado in central Brazil. The red dots are pockets of burning areas occurred between July and September. The north of Cerrado is a red blur area.
[This video (link below) shows, in Portuguese, how important the Cerrado is for Brazil:
http://db.tt/gVpCjodt]