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The Human Dimension in the Espinhaço Mountains: Land Conversion and Ecosystem Services
The Espinhaço Mountains have a long history of extractive economic cycles, from 18th-century gold mining to modern iron ore and gemstone extraction, which generated wealth at a high environmental cost. The region's rupestrian grasslands host unique biodiversity that supports three major Brazilian river basins and provides essential medicines, raw materials, and water. The authors advocate for the use of wealth generated by mining to fund sustainable land use management and biodiversity conservation.
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