An overview of forest loss and restoration in the Brazilian Amazon
DC da Cruz, JMR Benayas, GC Ferreira, SR Santos… - New Forests, 2021 - Springer
… We used GIS to assess forest loss and a systematic data collection gathered from 12 … yr −1
of forest loss between 1975 and 2018). In 2018, 41 Amazonian municipalities were classified …
of forest loss between 1975 and 2018). In 2018, 41 Amazonian municipalities were classified …
Old-growth forest loss and secondary forest recovery across Amazonian countries
… However, our knowledge of forest loss and recovery … forest loss and recovery across nine
Amazonian countries and at a local scale. We also estimate the role of secondary forests in …
Amazonian countries and at a local scale. We also estimate the role of secondary forests in …
Persistent collapse of biomass in Amazonian forest edges following deforestation leads to unaccounted carbon losses
… Here, we showed at Amazonian scale that forest carbon loss induced by edge effect was
one-third of the carbon loss caused by deforestation during the 2001 to 2015 period. …
one-third of the carbon loss caused by deforestation during the 2001 to 2015 period. …
Amazonian forest loss and the long reach of China's influence
PM Fearnside, AMR Figueiredo… - Environment, Development …, 2013 - Springer
… Amazonian deforestation in Brazil. The paper further argues that Chinese purchases of
agricultural and forest … environmental impacts in Amazonia. Chinese financing and investment in …
agricultural and forest … environmental impacts in Amazonia. Chinese financing and investment in …
Amazonian forest degradation must be incorporated into the COP26 agenda
… reported by Amazonian countries. Despite its considerable impact, forest degradation has
been … ; (ii) then, we multiplied 1 all annual C loss by 3.67 to convert into gross CO 2 emissions. …
been … ; (ii) then, we multiplied 1 all annual C loss by 3.67 to convert into gross CO 2 emissions. …
Amazonia revealed: forest degradation and loss of ecosystem goods and services in the Amazon Basin
… The scientific community has made tremendous progress in understanding the continued
loss and degradation of Amazonian rainforests, and their connections to human society. What …
loss and degradation of Amazonian rainforests, and their connections to human society. What …
Amazonian tree species threatened by deforestation and climate change
VHF Gomes, ICG Vieira, RP Salomão… - Nature Climate …, 2019 - nature.com
… Projections show that deforestation may increase Amazonian forest loss to 21–40% by …
Although habitat loss caused by deforestation is currently a major source of threat to Amazonian …
Although habitat loss caused by deforestation is currently a major source of threat to Amazonian …
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia: history, rates, and consequences
PM Fearnside - Conservation biology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
… Although enormous tracts are still intact, the rate of forest loss is dramatic, especially in the
“… loss and climatic impacts are major concerns, and the vastness of the remaining forests …
“… loss and climatic impacts are major concerns, and the vastness of the remaining forests …
Ongoing primary forest loss in Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia
… forest extent for the year 2001, and primary forest loss and distance to loss from 2002–2014
for the largest rainforest countries … Brazil's total area of primary forest loss is more than twice …
for the largest rainforest countries … Brazil's total area of primary forest loss is more than twice …
Biodiversity loss along a gradient of deforestation in Amazonian agricultural landscapes
… We measured the effects of Amazonia deforestation and subsequent land-use intensification
… quality forest covering >40 % of the surface area may prevent biodiversity loss in Amazonia. …
… quality forest covering >40 % of the surface area may prevent biodiversity loss in Amazonia. …