Artificial pastures and grain fields have largely replaced the native grasslands of Rio Grande do Sul.
In contrast, native grasslands contain a mix of mainly perennial species that inhibit erosion.
They're not the only ones who see a role for native grasslands in the future.
Native grasslands in the East include sites from Maine to Florida and west to coastal Texas.
There was no appreciation of what was going on with the native grasslands.
Backyard soil can lock in more planet-warming emissions than soils found in native grasslands or urban forests.
"We rely on it every year," says Andrew of the native grasslands that occupy around 60% of their farming property.
In the prairies of North America, remnant native grasslands are threatened by continuing agricultural extensification.
In both sown pastures and native grasslands, swine rooting altered plant community composition reducing agricultural productivity.
Yet, I understand that tea cultivation has replaced native grasslands, causing native flora and fauna to decline.
We rightly worry about conserving the planet's wetlands, yet a plot of these native grasslands contains more species than a parcel of rain forest the same size.
