More generally, costs to the environment, with 3.5 Mha of land the share of the top five exported commodities converted in the country between 2020 and 2022, (soy, iron ore, crude oil, meat and corn) has leading to an increase of 6% in GHG emissions.38 The Cerrado: Production and Protection 11 B O X 2 The changing nature of production in the Cerrado Production in the Cerrado languished until the i. [...] Indeed, GDP in central Brazil to grow at a 5% annual the region saw the share of low-income people average rate,42 well above that of the rest of the increasing during the economic downturn in the country, especially during the recession years of country.43 Looking forward to the next 10 years, the second half of the last decade. [...] Sources: SEEG, The Food and Land Use Coalition.48 The Cerrado: Production and Protection 13 1.5 The conversion challenge The rapid expansion of agricultural production in the Cerrado – an increase of 43% on the year in the Cerrado has been made possible by the before. [...] also support the development of other crops and Neglecting the protection and restoration of sources of biomass, the availability of which can native vegetation of the Cerrado will damage play an important role in reducing emissions from the ecological balance of the biome as well fossil fuels in Brazil and in partner countries. [...] The greater proximity of the northern to farmers that adopt sustainable practices and half of the Cerrado to Europe and the US, together protect the biodiversity in their properties.
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