Private firms will pay soy farmers not to deforest Brazil’s Cerrado

Mongabay
Feb 11, 2020, 12:27 pm246 pts
The Cerrado is traditionally known as “the birthplace of waters.” Eight of Brazil’s major river basins and three aquifers rely on the savanna for much of their water, resources the nation’s urban centers count on. But climate change-driven drought and deforestation due to rapidly expanding soy…

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