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Planting trees is often described as an important way to restore degraded landscapes and fight climate change. But does it always work? This month, the team at Mongabay brings you a series of videos to add to your watchlist to better understand how complex weighing the costs and benefits of reforestation can be. As part […]
Several indicators point to the adverse impacts of climate change on the planet's vegetation, but a little-known positive fact is the existence of...
Study shows more than half of Cerrado’s cattle pasture can be restored Cattle pasture occupies an area larger than France in Brazil’s Cerrado biome, or 29% of the planet’s most biodiverse savanna. Research from the University of Brasília shows that more than half of this pastureland can potentially be restored back to its native state. The research identifies priority areas for restoration and describes possible ways to get there, which it stresses will require strong political will and stakeholder engagement. Restoration of this pastureland would mean no more of the native Cerrado wou...
The monotony of soybean monoculture dominates the landscape in many areas of Mato Grosso and other Brazilian states. The regularity of rains in the Cerrado biome – Brazil’s savannah - favours this crop at the start of the rainy season, in September or October, and allows a second planting of corn or cotton before the dry season. CREDIT: Mario Osava/IPS RÍO DE JANEIRO, May 4 2021 (IPS) - “Rainfall is fundamental; the streams and rivers we have would not suffice for irrigation, even if they were the Amazon River,” said Dirceu Dezem, referring to the amount of water required for the ex...
Brazil’s ‘water farms’ last hope to fight drought and ensure sustainability Coopercuc is one of several women-led co-operatives aiming to help increase the number of trees while also providing a livelihood for the people living there 25 April 2021 - 09:07 Fabio Zuker Picture: SUPPLIED Sao Paulo — When a TV crew visited Denise Cardoso’s farm in northeastern Brazil, she and her grandfather cut open the chunky roots of an umbu tree to show how it stores water, even during drought. The natural process they were demonstrating on that day four years ago normally gua...