Landscape changes driven by anthropogenic activities often have negative impacts on
ecosystems, jeopardizing the provision of vital services that sustain biotic elements and …

The ongoing trend toward agricultural intensification in Southern Amazonia makes it
essential to explore the future impacts of this development on the extent of natural habitats …

Land use is shaped by the interactions between nature and society, and these interactions
can inhibit environmental sustainability and deplete the natural capital that provides the …

It is necessary to understand the importance of landscapes that comprise the environment
across a broad range of time and space and that each part of these landscapes responds to …

The urban growth intricately linked to the hydrological cycle outlines a crucial dynamic in the
environmental transformations of cities. Utilizing the InVEST (Integrated Valuation of …

The development of strategies that conciliate anthropogenic activities with nature
conservation is becoming increasingly urgent, particularly in regions facing rapid conversion …

Although protected areas (PAs) are designed to safeguard natural ecosystems from
anthropic modifications, many PAs worldwide are subjected to numerous human-induced …

An assessment of the dynamics of land cover and use in and around a Protected Area (PA)
located in the Área de Preservação Ambiental da Serra da Mantiqueira (APASM; …

The effects of future land use change on arid and semi-arid watersheds in the American
Southwest have important management implications. Seamless, national-scale land-use …

Further progress in reducing biodiversity loss relies on the improved quantification of the
connections between drivers of habitat loss and subsequent biodiversity impacts. To this …