Agriculture Grows 11 Million Hectares in 41 Years in Atlantic Forest

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MapBiomas report was released this second, Tree Day

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In the same period, it lost 9.7 million hectares of mature vegetation

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In 41 years, the Atlantic Forest lost almost 10 million hectares, while the area destined for agriculture gained 11 million hectares, is what shows MapBioma survey released on Monday (21), Tree Day. The survey also shows that one in every four hectares of native vegetation existing today in Atlantic Forest corresponds to areas that have grown again since 1985. The data are part of the Collection 11 of the annual maps of coverage and land use in …

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MapBiomas survey, which mapped the transformations in land cover and land use in the country, shows that biome has lost 9.7 million hectares of mature vegetation in the last 40 years