Preservation of the Cerrado in the DF is the theme of Caminhos da Reportagem

The Cafuringa Environmental Protection Area, located northwest of the Federal District, is known as the last green frontier in the region. Created in 1988, the APA stands out for the natural beauty of its plateaus, forests and fields, where springs flow through rivers and streams, rapids and stunning waterfalls. Cafuringa – the last green frontier in the DF is the subject of the program Caminhos da Reportagem, which airs this Sunday (18th), at 10 pm, on TV Brasil. Apa de Cafuringa is located in the Brazilian Cerrado, the second largest biome and the most threatened in Brazil. The Cerrado has already lost more than 50% of its original coverage and the great challenges of this biome are the creation of conservation units (UC), the sustainable use of natural resources, the preservation of watersheds, the prevention and combat of forest fires and monitoring the biome. Cafuringa Environmental Protection Area – TV Brasil In Caminhos da Reportagem, you will see how the Cafuringa Environmental Protection Area is still a place of preservation and good examples of care for the Cerrado. From initiatives to reintroduce animals seized from trafficking into their natural habitat, through sustainable ecovillages and voluntary fire brigades, Apa de Cafuringa is a reference in Cerrado conservation. According to Pedro Braga, auditor of Conservation Units at the Brasília Environmental Institute (Ibram), the region, which is home to more than 120 waterfalls and bathing wells, remains largely preserved due to the rugged terrain. “It’s what we call the sea of ​​hills in the Federal District. It is a plateau that delimits the entire region and dips from 1,300 meters to 800 meters. So this 500 meter altitude difference generates a series of waterfalls and rapids. Cafuringa is a set of incredible geographic features”. Reuber Brandão, biologist, professor at the University of Brasília (UnB) and member of the Network of Specialists in Conservation, says that the Cafuringa APA also has Amazonian characteristics. “You have forests that have a biogeographical contact, a contact of exchange of organisms with biomes further north. So there are species of amphibians, snakes, butterflies, various organisms that are more typically Amazonian than, for example, the fauna that we find in these higher portions within the Central Plateau”. Cafuringa Environmental Protection Area – TV Brasil The Cerrado is present in 14 states and in the Federal District, it is home to more than 130,000 springs, being one of the main sources of water in the country. Of the 12 river basins in Brazil, eight originate in the Cerrado. According to Professor Isabel Belloni Schmidt, from the Department of Ecology at the University of Brasília, the biome is Brazil’s water tank. “The Cerrado is a very important producer of water. Water from the Cerrado, not just from the Federal District, is important for many places in Brazil, and when we ignore the existence of the Cerrado and want to replace it, we are actually throwing water away, we are not producing water” .

Agência Brasil