Identificação de áreas prioritárias para conservação da biogeodiversidade no estado de Goiás

Abstract

The large biological diversity and the intense anthropic pressure made the Cerrado biome one of the 25 world´s biodiversity hotspots. Specifically concer-ning the State of Goiás, which is the only state in Brazil thoroughly within the Cerrado biome, approximately 45% of its area has already been aggressively converted into cultivated pastures. On the other hand, conservation units com-prises only 4,89% of the State area. In this paper, we discuss the current scenario regarding conservation units in the State of Goiás. In addition, we also present the project “Identification of Priority Areas for Conservation”, which is aimed the effective and operational implementation of a State level conservation unit system.