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Brazil Cerrado Wetlands Hold 1,200 Tons Carbon per Hectare

6/14/2026

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Story summary

Brazil scientists find Cerrado wetlands store ~1,200 tons of carbon per hectare over 64,500 sq mi, carbon pool buried for 11,000 years with layers up to 20,000 years old.
Remote-sensing shows wetlands cover 2 % of Brazil, where 2024 data indicate 47 % of Cerrado is used by humans.
Alerts fell to 736 sq mi from August 2025 to January 2026 (a 6 % drop), with 70 % of CO2-methane emissions in Chapada dos Veadeiros occur in dry season, urging protection.

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Story summary

Brazil scientists find Cerrado wetlands store ~1,200 tons of carbon per hectare over 64,500 sq mi, carbon pool buried for 11,000 years with layers up to 20,000 years old.
Remote-sensing shows wetlands cover 2 % of Brazil, where 2024 data indicate 47 % of Cerrado is used by humans.
Alerts fell to 736 sq mi from August 2025 to January 2026 (a 6 % drop), with 70 % of CO2-methane emissions in Chapada dos Veadeiros occur in dry season, urging protection.