ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN THE MINEIRO SEMIARID: A WAY FOR DESERTIFICATION?

The State of Minas Gerais, given to its large territorial extension, presents a variety ofnatural and cultural landscapes. Its north portion is a region composed of eighty-ninemunicipal districts, comprising a territorial area of 127,532 km² (21.89% of the State of MinasGerais), where about 1,472,76...

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Main Authors: Almeida, Maria Ivete Soares de., PEREIRA, Anete Marília., FERREIRA, Expedito José., LEITE, Marcos Esdras Leite.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2005-05-01
Series:Revista Sociedade & Natureza
Online Access:http://www.sociedadenatureza.ig.ufu.br/include/getdoc.php?id=1519&article=774&mode=pdf