Deforestation and agricultural expansion in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado biomes: 2000-2024
The Amazon and Cerrado biomes, which together cover nearly two-thirds of Brazil, are critical to global ecological stability but face significant deforestation pressures driven by agriculture and livestock expansion. While the Cerrado, with its savanna-like vegetation, and the dense forests of the A...
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| author | Mingoti, Rafael da Silveira, Hilton Luis Ferraz |
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| description | The Amazon and Cerrado biomes, which together cover nearly two-thirds of Brazil, are critical to global ecological stability but face significant deforestation pressures driven by agriculture and livestock expansion. While the Cerrado, with its savanna-like vegetation, and the dense forests of the Amazon have distinct ecological characteristics, both have been similarly impacted by Brazil's rapid agricultural and infrastructural development. Historically, these biomes were sparsely occupied until the 20th century, when large-scale projects such as the Belém-Brasília and Trans-Amazonian highways facilitated settlement and land conversion.
During the 1980s, agricultural frontiers expanded rapidly, especially in the Cerrado. Research by Embrapa introduced advanced soil management techniques and crop adaptation strategies, enabling efficient tropical agriculture and converting native vegetation into productive farmland for crops like soy and corn. In the Amazon, where soils are less fertile, large-scale cattle ranching dominated, leading to the establishment of the infamous "arc of deforestation" along major transport routes. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1767552025-12-17T17:17:15Z Deforestation and agricultural expansion in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado biomes: 2000-2024 Mingoti, Rafael da Silveira, Hilton Luis Ferraz deforestation agriculture Amazon River ecology livestock satellite imagery The Amazon and Cerrado biomes, which together cover nearly two-thirds of Brazil, are critical to global ecological stability but face significant deforestation pressures driven by agriculture and livestock expansion. While the Cerrado, with its savanna-like vegetation, and the dense forests of the Amazon have distinct ecological characteristics, both have been similarly impacted by Brazil's rapid agricultural and infrastructural development. Historically, these biomes were sparsely occupied until the 20th century, when large-scale projects such as the Belém-Brasília and Trans-Amazonian highways facilitated settlement and land conversion. During the 1980s, agricultural frontiers expanded rapidly, especially in the Cerrado. Research by Embrapa introduced advanced soil management techniques and crop adaptation strategies, enabling efficient tropical agriculture and converting native vegetation into productive farmland for crops like soy and corn. In the Amazon, where soils are less fertile, large-scale cattle ranching dominated, leading to the establishment of the infamous "arc of deforestation" along major transport routes. 2025-09-30 2025-09-30T17:43:49Z 2025-09-30T17:43:49Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176755 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176401 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176359 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176388 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176386 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Mingoti, Rafael; and da Silveira, Hilton Luis Ferraz. 2025. Deforestation and agricultural expansion in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado biomes: 2000-2024. LAC Working Paper 40. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176755 |
| spellingShingle | deforestation agriculture Amazon River ecology livestock satellite imagery Mingoti, Rafael da Silveira, Hilton Luis Ferraz Deforestation and agricultural expansion in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado biomes: 2000-2024 |
| title | Deforestation and agricultural expansion in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado biomes: 2000-2024 |
| title_full | Deforestation and agricultural expansion in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado biomes: 2000-2024 |
| title_fullStr | Deforestation and agricultural expansion in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado biomes: 2000-2024 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Deforestation and agricultural expansion in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado biomes: 2000-2024 |
| title_short | Deforestation and agricultural expansion in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado biomes: 2000-2024 |
| title_sort | deforestation and agricultural expansion in brazil s amazon and cerrado biomes 2000 2024 |
| topic | deforestation agriculture Amazon River ecology livestock satellite imagery |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176755 |
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