Destruction of trees, grasses and other plants in world’s largest savanna is a major source of Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions
Deforestation last year rose to the highest level since 2015 in Brazil’s Cerrado, prompting scientists on Monday to raise alarm over the state of the world’s most species-rich savanna and a major carbon sink that helps to stave off climate change.
The Cerrado, the world’s largest savanna spread across several states of Brazil, is often called an “upside-down forest” because of the deep roots its plants sink into the ground to survive seasonal droughts and fires.
(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/03/brazil-deforestation-cerrado-scientists-alarm