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Studies show that the Amazon was the most hit biome in 2024, with 15.6 million hectares burned—the largest area harmed in the ...
Native vegetation, in general, covers 64 percent of Brazil's territory, according to the 2022 MapBiomas mapping. Of this total, most corresponds to forests (58%).
Without the implementation of nature-based solutions, in particular ending deforestation and restoring native vegetation, Brazil would jeopardise its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC ...
Brazil saw a 32.4% decline in deforestation, with five out of six biomes experiencing reductions, MapBiomas -a network of NGOs, universities, and technology companies- reported this week. The ...
The floods devastating southern Brazil have been exacerbated by deforestation, ... According to the group, Rio Grande do Sul lost 22 percent of its native vegetation, ...
The affected native vegetation corresponds to 1.3 times the size of the deforested area. According to the study, only 7% of fires that started in deforested areas remained within their boundaries.
The second smallest biome in Brazil, with an area larger than only the Pantanal, the Pampas has lost 30% of its native vegetation in the past three and a half decades. The rural regions are the most ...
Protecting native vegetation on rural properties yields Brazil USD 1.5 trillion per year Nov 15, 2019 Brazil must reinforce protection of forests to meet climate change mitigation goals, study warns ...