Reducing cattle ranching is not enough to restore degraded soils in Brazil's Caatinga, researchers say

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Apr 8, 2025, 4:29 pm285 ptsTop
The Caatinga is the only biome found exclusively in Brazil and is home to the largest contiguous area of seasonally dry tropical forest in the world. However, anthropogenic activities such as cattle ranching, agriculture, and firewood exploitation have caused large-scale environmental degradation processes…

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Reducing cattle ranching is not enough to restore degraded soils in Brazil's Caatinga, researchers say

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