In October 2020, a set of maps appeared in the pages of Nature apparently proposing a straightforward solution to the twin crises of global biodiversity loss and climate change. Splashed with blues, greens, yellows and reds, the maps were the product of a modeling study headed by Brazilian economist Bernardo Strassburg. The message seen […]
Up to 2.5 million jobs could be generated through ecosystem restoration if Brazil meets target of restoring 12 million hectares of degraded land by 2030.
The Caatinga is the most densely populated semiarid region in the world and the only exclusively Brazilian biome. The region needs assistance to prevent it from becoming an immense desert. Nearly half of the Caatinga has already been destroyed some 840,000 square kilometers (324,300 square miles) and there are indications that this symbol […]