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Podcast: Mongabay Newscast
Episode: Exploring Brazil's biodiverse Cerrado region and the impacts of agriculture
Description: On this episode we discuss the impacts of agriculture on Brazil's Cerrado region, an incredibly biodiverse savannah supporting more than 10,000 plant species, 900 kinds of birds, and 300 different mammals. But it has long been overlooked by scientists and environmentalists alike, and as protecting the Amazon Forest became more of a priority, much agricultural production in Brazil has moved from the rainforest to the vast Cerrado. Mongabay sent two reporters there to learn about the effects of agriculture, and they join us to discuss this 'upside down' forest. If you like what you hear, please subscribe via Android, Google Play...