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The Amazon is still burning, but it's not the only environmental crisis Brazil is staring down at the moment. Just a few miles south of the rainforest is Brazil's Cerrado region, a massive, bio ...
A classification of cultivated pastures in the Brazilian Cerrado for sustainable intensification and savanna restoration. Ambio, 51 (5), 1219-1226. doi: 10.1007/s13280-021-01646-3 ...
The Cerrado lies at the heart of Brazil, linking four of the nation’s five biomes. The most biologically diverse savanna in the world, it holds around 5% of the planet’s biodiversity, and ...
Deforestation in Brazil's vital Cerrado region jumped by 43% in 2023 compared to 2022, the highest level since deforestation measurements began in 2019. The news, released by Brazil's National ...
The Cerrado is half the size of the Amazon and is 50% deforested, according to Edegar de Oliveira Rosa, director of Conservation and Restoration of Ecosystems at WWF-Brazil.
RIO DE JANEIRO — Deforestation surged in Brazil's Cerrado, a vast tropical savanna region, by nearly 45% in 2023 compared to 2022, according to full-December data released Friday by the ...
The Cerrado neighbors the Amazon, occupying more than 2 million square kilometers in central Brazil – larger than Mexico. Bolsonaro's office did not immediately respond to request for comment.
Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado, a vast tropical savanna region, has increased by nearly 45% compared to 2022 levels, with 3,000 square miles of vegetation being torn down.
Cerrado requires strict protection and rehabilitation of areas to curb deforestation, scientists warn Record levels of destruction of native vegetation in the Brazilian savanna, the second-largest ...
Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado, the world's most species-rich savanna, rose 3% from August 2022 to July 2023 to 11,022 square kilometers (4,255.6 square miles), data from the country's space ...
Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado, the world's most species-rich savanna, rose 3% from August 2022 to July 2023 to 11,022 square kilometers (4,255.6 square miles), data from the country's space ...