The Amazon rainforest is famous for storing massive amounts of carbon in its trees and soils, helping regulate the global ...

The Cerrado, largely overlooked in climate science and policy, is a critical carbon sink, according to new research.

Brazil’s Cerrado wetlands store huge amounts of carbon deep in peaty soils, revealing a powerful but overlooked climate ally.

Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Deforestation in Brazil’s ecologically sensitive Cerrado biome increased by 43 per cent last year, according to ...

The Amazon is still burning, but it's not the only environmental crisis Brazil is staring down at the moment. Just a few miles south of the rainforest is Brazil's Cerrado region, a massive, ...

Home to almost half of Brazil’s agriculture, the country’s leaders are looking toward the Cerrado to accelerate economic development. The Cerrado is also home to indigenous communities and traditional ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's regular safari tours through Pousada Trijunção, one of 38 protected areas. Photography by Álbori Ribeiro This article was ...

Thousands of Indigenous, quilombola, and traditional communities live in the Cerrado, the world’s most biodiverse tropical savanna. But many lack access to official titles and deeds, and are not ...

The fast pace at which natural vegetation is being destroyed in the Cerrado, Brazil’s savanna-like biome, to make way for pasture and cropland is seriously affecting ecosystem services. More effective ...

SAO PAULO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Clearing land for agricultural use in Brazil's Cerrado tropical savanna region causes drier weather conditions that ultimately hurt soybean yields, according to the ...