The Cerrado is a key biome for Brazil’s economic development, food production, maintenance of water cycles, preservation of biodiversity, and for global climate change mitigation and adaptation. Notwithstanding its importance, the biome is often overlooked within the national and international climate change debates. The current rate of conversion in the Cerrado is not sustainable, releasing a previously unaccounted volume of carbon dioxide
Desmatamento cai e tem baixa recorde
Desmatamento cai e tem baixa recorde
Matéria da Folha de São Paulo traz projeção indicando que a Amazônia perdeu 9.600 km2 de floresta entre 2006 e 2007, 30% menos do que no período anterior.