Issues in Amazonian Development

The Tanguro Project has begun in 2004 focusing on the development of innovative techniques for the recovery of degraded areas at the agricultural frontier. Since then, the goals have expanded. The interdisciplinary group of researchers is currently studying the processes that affect an ecosystem in order to outline an agricultural production model that is balanced with conservation of the Amazon and Cerrado.

O bioma Cerrado desempenha um importante papel no perfil de emissões do Brasil: devido à sua extensa área, à crescente tendência da expansão agrícola e à baixa quantidade de áreas protegidas, o Cerrado é a segunda maior fonte de emissões de GEE no setor de mudança...