The Cerrado is a key biome for Brazil’s economic development, food production, maintenance of water cycles, preservation of biodiversity, and for global climate change mitigation and adaptation. Notwithstanding its importance, the biome is often overlooked within the national and international climate change debates. The current rate of conversion in the Cerrado is not sustainable, releasing a previously unaccounted volume of carbon dioxide
Who owns Brazilian lands?
Who owns Brazilian lands?
Land tenure in many parts of Brazil remains uncertain and controversial. These problems have recently been exacerbated by changes in the legal framework regulating protected areas and the land market. A particular challenge facing attempts to improve land tenure...