Brazil Loses 110 Million Hectares of Nature and Is More Exposed to Climate Change
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Brazil loses 110 million hectares of nature. The country is experiencing an unprecedented environmental crisis after losing an enormous amount of native vegetation in the last four decades. This drastic retreat leaves the country unprotected from climate disasters. Agricultural expansion has devoured the forest mass, doubling its territorial presence. The impact hits with special hardness the Amazon and the Cerrado, two ecosystems essential to b…
Despite the accumulated trend, the rate of transformation of natural areas has decreased in recent years, and in 2025, Brazil registered less than a million hectares of deforestation.
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IOL PortugalBrazil lost 14% of native vegetation coverage in 41 years, with the area covered by natural formations falling from 79% to 65% of the territory, according to data released today by the environmental monitoring network MapBiomas.
MapBiomas released a study that brings maps highlighting the annual changes in coverage and land use in Brazil
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