“Cerrado, berço das águas do Brasil” (Cerrado, Cradle of Brazil’s Waters) is a platform that will present data on the conservation status of Cerrado waters in an educational manner, using 3D maps, dashboards, images, and stories. The most biodiverse savanna on the planet houses eight of Brazil’s 12 hydrographic regions and three of its main aquifers. Despite being essential for the country’s water security, the Cerrado has been dubbed the “biome of slaughter” due to the increasing deforestation caused by soybean monoculture.

The grant also covers the production of the Capivara Post newsletter, featuring reports developed from the analysis of socio-environmental data, rich in data visualizations. The goal is to expand the reader community and engage the audience. With Serrapilheira’s support, we will produce and send ten smaller reports (five focusing on each biome), which will also be published on the Ambiental website.

Ambiental Media is a Brazilian scientific journalism startup led by journalist Thiago Medaglia. With a multidisciplinary team, productions include data visualization and infographics; journalistic stories and articles; reports, analyses and policy briefs; videos for social media; documentary photography; and science-based journalistic investigations.

In 2021, Ambiental Media investigated which locations in the Amazon River Basin have suffered the most significant impacts from human activity. The Aquazônia project released analyses plotted on unpublished maps, which, combined with journalistic investigation and fieldwork, culminated in the publishing of a special multimedia platform.

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