Brazil’s Cattle Sector Played Large Role in Fires During 2020 Moratorium

In response to global concern about recent fires, Brazil placed a 120-day moratorium on burning in the Amazon in 2020. We assessed how the cattle sector was linked to these fires by estimating the number of cattle properties involved with fires despite the moratorium, and their roles in cattle suppl...

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Autores principales:	Ian H. Schelly, Lisa L. Rausch, Holly K. Gibbs
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	Brazil cattle fire supply chain policy Amazon Forestry SD1-669.5 Environmental sciences GE1-350
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/f0eb531d9c2a4f56b9ae7c972c352843
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f0eb531d9c2a4f56b9ae7c972c3528432021-12-01T02:44:19ZBrazil’s Cattle Sector Played Large Role in Fires During 2020 Moratorium2624-893X10.3389/ffgc.2021.760853https://doaj.org/article/f0eb531d9c2a4f56b9ae7c972c3528432021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2021.760853/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2624-893XIn response to global concern about recent fires, Brazil placed a 120-day moratorium on burning in the Amazon in 2020. We assessed how the cattle sector was linked to these fires by estimating the number of cattle properties involved with fires despite the moratorium, and their roles in cattle supply chains. We examined the land cover prior to the fire to identify instances of fires associated with recent deforestation. Our results show that the cattle sector contributed disproportionately to the fires in 2020, in terms of both the number of properties involved and the area burned. Improvements in both supply chain policies and overall environmental governance in the Amazon are likely needed to avoid recurrences of the catastrophic scale of fires during the 2020 season.Ian H. SchellyLisa L. RauschHolly K. GibbsHolly K. GibbsFrontiers Media S.A.articleBrazilcattlefiresupply chain policyAmazonForestrySD1-669.5Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENFrontiers in Forests and Global Change, Vol 4 (2021)
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description	In response to global concern about recent fires, Brazil placed a 120-day moratorium on burning in the Amazon in 2020. We assessed how the cattle sector was linked to these fires by estimating the number of cattle properties involved with fires despite the moratorium, and their roles in cattle supply chains. We examined the land cover prior to the fire to identify instances of fires associated with recent deforestation. Our results show that the cattle sector contributed disproportionately to the fires in 2020, in terms of both the number of properties involved and the area burned. Improvements in both supply chain policies and overall environmental governance in the Amazon are likely needed to avoid recurrences of the catastrophic scale of fires during the 2020 season.
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title	Brazil’s Cattle Sector Played Large Role in Fires During 2020 Moratorium
title_short	Brazil’s Cattle Sector Played Large Role in Fires During 2020 Moratorium
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Brazil’s Cattle Sector Played Large Role in Fires During 2020 Moratorium

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