New environmental licensing will build a power plant in the Cerrado and demolish a school

Mongabay
Jun 13, 2025, 2:21 pm218 ptsTrendingTop
The most deforested biome in Brazil, the Cerrado lost 700,000 hectares (1.7 million acres) of native vegetation in 2024. Now, it is about to receive a thermoelectric plant 30 km (18 miles) from the National Congress, in Brasília, the country’s capital. The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable…

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