DEFORESTATION
The Cerrado’s hidden deforestation crisis
The Cerrado is the world’s most biodiverse tropical savanna, but experts say it has been “sacrificed” in order to protect the Amazon.
Deforestation alerts in Brazil’s Cerrado tropical savanna fell 21% in the 12 months through July, in what was a rare piece of positive news for the consistently threatened biome.
However, even while announcing this encouraging finding, Environment Minister Marina Silva issued a warning: the reality in Brazil’s second-largest biome is a lot more complicated than it seems…
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