Brazil: Cerrado can lose 34% of its water by 2050
The Cerrado biome could lose 33.9% of its river flows by 2050, if the pace of farming and cattle raising continues at current levels. In view of this situation, authorities and specialists must dedicate the same attention to the biome as they do to the Amazon, since one cannot exist without the other.The warning was given by the founder and executive director of the Cerrados Institute, Yuri Botelho Salmona, on Wednesday (Mar. 22), when World Water Day—instituted by the United Nations (UN)—was celebrated. Salmona explained that this is the largest study ever carried out on the Cerrado rivers.Salmona measured the effect of land appropriation for monocultures and pastures during research supported by the Institute for Society, Population, and Nature (ISPN).WatershedsA total of 81 Cerr...