Eucalyptus boom in Brazil’s Cerrado dries up springs, forces out smallholders

Mongabay
Jun 6, 2025, 5:26 am124 pts
A eucalyptus boom in Brazil’s biodiverse Cerrado savanna is drying up land and water springs, making subsistence farming more difficult, local authorities and farmers tell Mongabay. Adilso Cruz, a 46-year-old rancher from the Alecrim settlement in Mato Grosso do Sul state, said the water shortages began…

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