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An Outline of the Cerrado (http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/brazil-new-species-47042905#slide-2) |
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The Size of the Cerrado in Relation to Brazil (http://www.nhnz.tv/FactsBR) |
Geography 5 Final Project - Kaitlin Dore, Chloe Lustig, and Paul Park
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An Outline of the Cerrado (http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/brazil-new-species-47042905#slide-2) |
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The Size of the Cerrado in Relation to Brazil (http://www.nhnz.tv/FactsBR) |
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Then - The Thriving Cerrado of the Past (http://www.fundacaoboticario.org.br/en-us/pages/novidades/detalhe/default.aspx?idNovidade=361) |
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Now - The Border between the Protected and Un-Protected Land of the Cerrado |
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The Red-Legged Seriema of the Cerrado (http://www.natgeocreative.com/ngs/photography/search/explore.jsf) |
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The Three-Banded Armadillo Endemic to the Cerrado (http://www.natgeocreative.com/ngs/photography/search/explore.jsf) |
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The Maned Wolf of the Cerrado (http://www.natgeocreative.com/ngs/index.jsf) |
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The Giant Anteater of the Cerrado (http://www.natgeocreative.com/ngs/index.jsf) |
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The Farming Impact on the Cerrado (http://www.economist.com/node/16886442) |
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Charcoalers Old Growth Cerrado Trees Being Burned Down (http://www.natgeocreative.com/ngs/photography/search/explore.jsf) |
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The Cerrado Being Illegally Burned Down for Agriculture (http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/press_releases/?195997%2FFourfold-increase-in-fires-magnifies-threat-to-Brazils-Cerrado) |
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The Current Divide Between Protected Cerrado Land and Farmland… … soon, the area may be all farmland (http://www.natgeocreative.com/ngs/photography/search/explore.jsf) |
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An Image from the "Chapada dos Veadieros National Park"
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Table Courtesy of Conservation International (2013) (http://www.conservation.org/where/priority_areas/hotspots/south_america/Cerrado/Pages/default.aspx) |
The data from the table above makes it clear how seriously the Cerrado is being threatened. For instance, of the 438,910 km2 remaining, a mere 111,051 km2 is being protected. In addition, the plant and animal species that are endemic to the are are being threatened.
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The Rapid Increase in Deforestation in the Cerrado between 2002 and 2008 (http://assets.wwf.org.uk/downloads/soya_and_the_cerrado.pdf) Click image to enlarge |
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Agricultural Production in Brazil (2009) (http://www.abc.org.br/article.php3?id_article=778) |