Cerrado Protected Areas


Cerrado Protected Areas

Cerrado, located in Brazil, is the largest, oldest and biologically richest savanna in the world, of which less than 10% remains in a natural state. About 600 km apart in the centre of the South America continent, has permitted the survival of rare species during periods of past climatic change, and the area will be crucial in maintaining this biodiversity during upcoming climatic change. The site contains over 50 to 60% of all Cerrado plants and almost 70 to 80 % of its vertebrate species, also many rare small animals that are not found in rest of the world.


 
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