Burning Season: Challenges to Conserve Biodiversity and the Critical Points of a Planet Threatened by the Danger Called Global Warming
Diniz Pereira Leite Júnior *
School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil and Medicine School, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
Elisangela Santana de Oliveira Dantas
Catholic Faculties of Mato Grosso (UNIFACC), Várzea Grande, MT, Brazil and Institute of Biosciencies - State University of São Paulo “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP) - Rio Claro, SP, Brazil.
Roseli de Souza
University Center of Várzea Grande (UNIVAG) – Várzea Grande, MT, Brazil. 6University of Cuiabá (UNIC) – Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
Marcelo Henrique de Souza
University Center of Várzea Grande (UNIVAG) – Várzea Grande, MT, Brazil.
Lucas Hudson Durigon Ramos
University Center of Várzea Grande (UNIVAG) – Várzea Grande, MT, Brazil.
Monaliza Sehn
University Center of Várzea Grande (UNIVAG) – Várzea Grande, MT, Brazil.
Valmir Silvano Siqueira
University Center of Várzea Grande (UNIVAG) – Várzea Grande, MT, Brazil.
Maria Madalena de Oliveira
University of Cuiabá (UNIC) – Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
Anagela Maria Acel Silva
Medicine School, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil and University Center of Várzea Grande (UNIVAG) – Várzea Grande, MT, Brazil.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aim: Due to their biological richness and threat levels, the Cerrado and the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, along with other regions located in different parts of the planet, are identified a global hotspots and need greater attention due to the problems generated by global warming.
Objective: This article addresses general aspects of the planet's biodiversity, the improvement of ecosystem conservation in Brazil and in the world.
Methodology: We carried out an approach on the environmental situation in relation to global warming, the problems generated to the fauna and flora and the conditions in which the biomes of the Midwest region of Brazil are found.
Results: The State of Mato Grosso, located in the heart of South America, Brazil, encompasses in its territory the biodiversity of three large biomes: the Amazon, the Cerrado and the Pantanal. The cerrado, a savanna mosaic biome with 38.9% of the state's territory, is home to 30% of Brazilian biodiversity and 5% of the planet's species. In Mato Grosso Amazonia, the main anthropic pressure is caused by exploration, deforestation, crops and livestock. In the Pantanal of Mato Grosso, one of the largest continuous wetlands on the planet, it is marked by peculiarities, such as dry and flood seasons, low fertility soils, difficult access, among others, which restricted its occupation and human interference.
Conclusion: Finally, these biomes are areas of relevant interest for conservation and for environmental and ecosystem services, these biomes in the state are under threat and need attention from civil society and government in different spheres. General aspects of the biodiversity of biomes distributed in the territory of Mato Grosso/Brazil, socio-environmental challenges, conservation units and public and private policy initiatives that affect conservation, require active conservation intervention measures to harmonize investment activities with the priorities of biodiversity conservation.
Keywords: Brazilian biomes, sustainability, global warming, loss of biodiversity, conservation challenges