In the transition zone between the eastern Amazon and the Cerrado, an interaction between climate change and agricultural expansion may be resulting in increased temperature and reduced rainfall. This is one of the main conclusions of a study conducted by Brazilian and foreign researchers. This transition zone, known as Matopiba since it encompasses parts of […]
When it comes to environmental destruction in Brazil, the world’s focus tends to be on the deforestation and burning of the Amazon. Yet the Cerrado, the second-largest Brazilian biome, at 2 million square kilometers (772,000 square miles), is being silently destroyed. Today, only 54.4% of the region is still covered with native vegetation, and a […]
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