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Brazil’s Cerrado to lose over 26 mln ha by 2050 unless protection law targets big landowners, researchers say

Published 06:00 on February 27, 2024  /  Last updated at 06:00 on February 27, 2024  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, South & Central

Protecting 30% of areas held by big landowners in the Brazilian Cerrado could avoid 13% of the expected biodiversity loss by 2070, while failure to do so would see vast areas of nature lost, a study has found.
Protecting 30% of areas held by big landowners in the Brazilian Cerrado could avoid 13% of the expected biodiversity loss by 2070, while failure to do so would see vast areas of nature lost, a study has found.


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