Anthropogenic and natural forest disturbance cause ecological damage and carbon
emissions. Forest disturbance in the Amazon occurs in the form of deforestation (conversion …

The data, information and knowledge on the tropical forest area and its dynamics in the
Brazilian Amazon remain contentious. We use time-series satellite images to quantify …

Accurate, consistent reporting of changing forest area, stratified by forest type, is required for
all countries under their commitments to the Paris Agreement (UNFCCC 2015 Adoption of …

Deforestation rates in primary humid tropical forests of the Brazilian Legal Amazon (BLA)
have declined significantly since the early 2000s. Brazil's national forest monitoring system …

Although deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon are well known, the extent of the area
affected by forest degradation is a notable data gap, with implications for conservation …

Approximately 2.5× 106 square kilometers of the Amazon forest are currently degraded by
fire, edge effects, timber extraction, and/or extreme drought, representing 38% of all …

The largest carbon stock in tropical vegetation is in Brazilian Amazonia. In this~ 5 million
km2 area, over 750 000 km2 of forest and~ 240 000 km2 of nonforest vegetation types had …

There is growing recognition of the potential of large-scale forest restoration in the Amazon
as a'nature-based solution'to climate change. However, our knowledge of forest loss and …

Spatial–temporal dynamics of aboveground biomass (AGB) and forest area affect the carbon
cycle, climate and biodiversity in the Brazilian Amazon. Here we investigate interannual …

In recent years, the area affected by forest degradation in the Brazilian Amazon has
frequently been higher than deforestation. From August 2006 to July 2019, the degraded …