Protected Areas Are Vulnerable to Climate Change (IMAGE)

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Protected Areas Are Vulnerable to Climate Change

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Researchers classify 258 protected areas in Brazil as "moderately vulnerable" and 17 as "highly vulnerable". Areas at greatest risk are in the Amazon, Atlantic Rainforest and Cerrado biomes.

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Photo: Eduardo Cesar/Revista Pesquisa FAPESP

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