The primary drivers of #deforestation in the #Amazon — and other biomes in #Brazil such as the #Pantanal and the #Cerrado — are #agribusiness and #meat consumption.

A survey released by the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM) showed that #cattle pastures occupied 75% of the deforested area on public lands in the Amazon. Other causes of deforestation include the construction of new highways, logging roads, dams, and mines.

Pesquisadores desenvolvem sistema capaz de prever incêndios no #Cerrado. O sistema utiliza imagens de satélite e dados meteorológicos para identificar áreas com alto risco de #incêndio. O objetivo é ajudar a prevenir e combater incêndios florestais, que são uma das principais causas de #desmatamento no Cerrado.
https://projetocolabora.com.br/ods4/pesquisadores-desenvolvem-sistema-capaz-de-prever-incendios-no-cerrado/

‘Fácil’ e ‘legal’, desmatamento no Cerrado bate recorde e avança sem resistência
https://apublica.org/2023/05/facil-e-legal-desmatamento-no-cerrado-bate-recorde-e-avanca-sem-resistencia/
#Reportagem #APublica #Agro #Desmatamento #Ibama #Cerrado

Still time to save Brazil’s Cerrado, study shows, but it’s running out fast

#politics #brazil #environmentalism #cerrado #BrazilianPolitics
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/still-time-to-save-brazils-cerrado-study-shows-but-its-running-out-fast/ by @mauribrum via @MongabayOrg

New paper in Austral Ecology using @gbif mediated data:

A vegetação nativa do #Cerrado é um refúgio para as aves na trajetória atual da mudança climática 🇧🇷 🦜🐦

#ClimateChange

#CiteTheDOI: ❌

https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.13336

RT @WWF_Deutschland
Die Zerstörung im #Cerrado in 🇧🇷 ist so schlimm, wie seit 7⃣Jahren nicht mehr. In der Region liegt eine artenreiche tropische Savanne, ein Juwel der biologischen Vielfalt. Aber die wertvollen Flächen verschwinden, rasend schnell: https://www.wwf.de/themen-projekte/projektregionen/amazonien/cerrado/der-cerrado-braucht-hilfe

Brazil’s Cerrado, the second largest biome after the Amazon, could lose almost 34% of its water by 2050

#politics #brazil #environmentalism #cerrado #BrazilianPolitics
https://brazilreports.com/brazils-cerrado-the-second-largest-biome-after-the-amazon-could-lose-almost-34-of-its-water-by-2050/4420/ via @ReportsBrazil

In Brazil, scientists fight an uphill battle to restore the disappearing Cerrado savanna

#politics #brazil #environmentalism #cerrado #BrazilianPolitics
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/in-brazil-scientists-fight-an-uphill-battle-to-restore-the-disappearing-cerrado-savanna/ by @sarahl_sax via @mongabay

#TropicalGrassyBiomes like the #Cerrado of South America are under threat of degradation by #Forestization.

Stop large-scale #TreePlanting in #GrassyBiomes. #Savannas are NOT "degraded forests".

Stop mapping global "forests" in terms of vegetation height and woody cover alone. That leads to misclassification of savannas as #forests.

#SavannasMatter

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/to-restore-brazils-cerrado-planting-trees-is-a-bad-option-experts-say/

The Brazilian #Cerrado is the world’s largest tropical savanna, home to over 80 #Indigenous groups and 5% of the world’s plants and animals. The Indigenous and traditional communities living here have sustained their livelihoods for generations. Yet, many communities report facing land grabbing, violence, and intimidation threats by local land owners who sell feed crops to these big companies for #FactoryFarms.

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"#Brazil’s new government aims to achieve zero #deforestation in the #Amazon #rainforest. This welcome initiative should be extended to the #Cerrado, the world’s most #biodiverse woodland #savannah

#savanna #ecology #biodiversity #OpenEcosystems

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00681-2

'O Cerrado é meu livro. Só consegui me formar e ser quem eu sou porque tenho os pés no chão do meu território'
https://tab.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2023/02/01/indigenas-celebram-posse-ancestral-da-deputada-federal-celia-xakriaba.htm
#news #noticias #Brasil #Ancestral #Cocar #Cerrado

Europe's law limiting the importation of products that drive #deforestation threatens biodiverse non-forest ecosystems, e.g., the Brazilian #Cerrado

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg2983 | #ScienceMagazine

This is another example of the #forest-centric view of #nature, a view that has long tradition in #Europe (https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13109)

#savanna #conservation #Brazil #Brasil #habitat #ecosystems

Hörenswerte Radiosendung zum Nachhören:

SWR2 Wissen
#Brandrodung im #Cerrado – Brasiliens artenreiche #Savanne in Gefahr

#wildfire

@geography

https://www.swr.de/swr2/wissen/brandrodung-im-cerrado-brasiliens-artenreiche-savanne-in-gefahr-swr2-wissen-2023-01-17-100.html

Nicht nur am #Amazonas wüteten in den vergangenen Jahren verheerende Brände. Auch ein Großteil des #Cerrado war von Brandrodungen betroffen.
Es ist die artenreichste Savanne der Erde. https://www.swr.de/swr2/wissen/brandrodung-im-cerrado-brasiliens-artenreiche-savanne-in-gefahr-swr2-wissen-2023-01-17-100.html

https://www.wwf.de/themen-projekte/waelder/wald-und-politik/fuer-den-waldschutz?refsid=441052&cHash=3e0222fcc4cb8d5c5805c812bd4a281d

„Unser Fußabdruck trifft nicht nur den dichten #wald. Vor allem unser Soja-Import bedroht lichte Wald-Graslandschaften und Ökosysteme wie den Cerrado. Dort findet sich zu 56 Prozent Buschland, nur 26 Prozent des #cerrado sind Wald nach internationaler Definition.“

RT @narragrafica@twitter.com

¡Acabo de subir un nuevo video a mi canal sobre el "#cerrado" en las historietas! ¡No te lo pierdas!
Además puedes unirte a mi #Patreon en http://patreon.com/felipebenavides! ¡Te espero allí con los brazos abiertos!
#narrativagrafica #narrandoenviñetas
#comic
https://youtu.be/e2kxq8kP80I

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/narragrafica/status/1605633068693323784

The #Cerrado is a center of industrial-scale cultivation of soybeans, and large areas of former forest or savannah ecosystems are now large, straight-edged fields. Nearly 1/2 of the Cerrado is cattle pasture, cultivated for soybeans, corn, or sugarcane.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTNbfMy4kaU

Why is so much habitat being destroyed in #Cerrado? #Brazil is one of the world’s largest #beef producers. Land is cleared for cattle and ecosystem degrading feed crops like monoculture soybeans. Brighter Green raised red flags on this issue over a decade ago. 🚩🚩🚩

Read the report: https://brightergreen.org/brazil/

Deforestation of Brazilian savanna surged around 25% in a year

#politics #brazil #environmentalism #cerrado #BrazilianPolitics
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/12/14/world/brazil-deforestation-surge/ via @japantimes