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Cerrado
The Cerrado is a vast ecoregion of tropical savanna in eastern Brazil, being present in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Maranhão, Piauí, Bahia, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná and the Federal District. The core... Wikipedia
Area: 789,600 mi²
Biome: tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Conservation status: Vulnerable
Protected: 433,581 km2 (23%)
The Cerrado plays a critical role in sequestering carbon by storing vast amounts of it in the soil, helping to buffer our planet against the climate crisis.