Aug 25, 2020 · Total deforestation levels in the Cerrado are similar to those in the Amazon, with both biomes having lost around 20 million hectares to agricultural expansion since the early 2000s, “but the Cerrado is quite a lot smaller,” says Gardner, “so, relatively, it’s had a much greater impact.” And given that existing environmental ...

Mar 21, 2024 · In the Brazilian Cerrado, deforestation surged by nearly 45 percent in 2023 compared to 2022 – reaching its highest level since 2019. The Cerrado is home to 30 percent of Brazil’s biodiversity and is one of the country’s major water reserves, but it doesn’t attract the same levels of attention or protection as the Amazon.

El Cerrado es la sabana más grande del mundo; se extiende por casi 2 millones de kilómetros cuadrados en la parte central de Brasil. Sin embargo, sus arbustos rechonchos y nudosos reciben mucha menos atención que las lianas exuberantes, las palmas frondosas y los árboles imponentes de ceiba de su glamorosa vecina, la Amazonía.

Sep 30, 2024 · This post is also available in: Portuguese (Brazil) By Maria Geane Magalhães, 2024 Dryland Restoration Steward, and Pedro Alace Santos, CDKN climate justice awardee

Sep 2, 2021 · “The deforestation in the Amazon and the Cerrado has an effect on the local climate that further aggravates the effects of global climate change on the region’s agriculture,” says Gabriel Abrahão, a researcher associated with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany who participated in the two studies.

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Mar 27, 2024 · The Brazilian Cerrado: the upside-down forest on the frontlines of agriculture Welcome to the Brazilian Cerrado, the wettest savanna on Earth that holds around 5% of the world's biodiversity. Read More

Dec 14, 2020 · The Brazilian Cerrado: the upside-down forest on the frontlines of agriculture Welcome to the Brazilian Cerrado, the wettest savanna on Earth that holds around 5% of the world's biodiversity. Read More

Mar 7, 2022 · Welcome to the Brazilian Cerrado, the wettest savanna on Earth that holds around 5% of the world's biodiversity. Read More ThinkLandscape is a multimedia platform bringing you original, knowledge-backed news and feature stories about climate and landscape solutions from around the world.