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Closed on alert! Biome could lose almost 34% of its water by 2050

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The Cerrado could lose 33,9% of its river flows by 2050, if the pace of agricultural exploration remains at current levels. Given the situation, authorities and experts must devote the same attention as they do to the Amazon, since one biome does not exist without the other. The alert for the situation comes from the founder and executive director of Instituto Cerrados, Yuri Botelho Salmona. This Tuesday (22), World Water Day is celebrated, established by the United Nations (UN).💧

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Unemployment stands at 8,4% in the quarter ending in January, the lowest rate in the period since 2015

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The unemployment rate, or unemployment, was 8,4% in the quarter that ended in January, which means 9 million Brazilians are without a job. In comparison with the previous quarter (ended in October last year) there was stability, but for the period (November to January) it is the lowest unemployment rate since 2015, according to IBGE.

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Deforestation in the Cerrado increases 25% in 2022 and reaches the highest value in the last seven years

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The estimated annual rate of deforestation in the Cerrado in 2022 was 10.689 km², according to official data released this Wednesday (14) by PRODES Cerrado, a monitoring program of the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe). The number refers to the period between August 2021 and July 2022.

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Deforestation doubles in the Cerrado and accelerates in areas without land information

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Deforestation in the Cerrado more than doubled in August and September this year compared to the same months last year. There were 144 thousand hectares deforested in the period in 2022, an increase of 135% over the 65 thousand hectares deforested in 2021. The increase in activity occurred mainly in areas without land information, which draws the attention of researchers. These areas account for 45% of the deforested area in the two months, compared to 12% in the previous year. Private rural properties account for 48% of the entire area deforested in the biome in the period, compared to 77% last year.

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National Cerrado Day, new platform against deforestation and the future of electric cars

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See highlights from Curto Green this Monday (12): one day after National Cerrado Day, the Curto brings some information about the second largest Brazilian biome, seeking to explain the importance of its preservation; new tool aims to help detect deforested areas in the Cerrado; and in Europe, rising energy costs could threaten the future of electric cars.

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Exploitation of the cerrado, spike in violence in the Amazon and +

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These are the highlights of Curto Green this Tuesday (16): the second largest national biome in terms of extension – the cerrado – may be at risk due to deforestation; data from the report by the Brazilian Public Security Forum indicates that violence in the Amazon has increased in relation to the country's average; Scientists say 'a belt of extreme heat' will hit the central US in 30 years and a new fire in Spain consumes around 10 hectares.

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