print email comment close The Cerrado URL: http://www.nature.org/wherewework/southamerica/brazil/work/art5082.html Description: Fact sheet on "the world's most biologically rich savanna. It has over 10,000 species of plants, of which 45% are exclusive to the Cerrado, and it stretches across nearly 500 million acres of Brazil -- an area nearly three times the size of Texas." Includes a slide show showing photos of the area, which is "experiencing habitat loss at a rapid rate." From the Nature Conservancy. Publisher: The Nature Conservancy Extra Keywords Grande Sertao Veredas National Park Emas National Park grasslands Library of Congress Subject Headings: Cerrados -- Brazil Conservation of natural resources Savannas LII Database Information: Record 5476 created by Jennifer English on 09/13/2004 Last modification on 05/19/2009 Published: 05/19/2009   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/5476