Sustainable intensification of existing global croplands and rangelands is a pressing
challenge to reconcile competing demands on land systems for food production and …

Tropical forests continue to be plagued by the dual sustainability challenges of deforestation
and rural poverty. We seek to understand why many of the farmers living in the Brazilian …

For decades, pastures have replaced Amazon forests, threatening biodiversity. Two
dominant hypotheses explain this process. First, according to the hamburger connection …

We estimate deforestation and the carbon stock in 2740 (82%) of the 3325 settlements in
Brazil's Legal Amazonia region. Estimates are made both using available satellite data and …

This article examines access to an economically important forest product (Brazil nuts) and its
relationship with livelihood strategies in the Cazumbá–Iracema Extractive Reserve (CIER) …

Over the past 40 years, roads have been the main driver behind the State of Acre's
occupation and development. However, the expansion of roads, has often been associated …

The Brazilian Amazon contains the largest remaining contiguous forest in the tropics, but
also faces strong development pressures and one of the highest rates of deforestation in the …

Rural communities are important stewards of forests that provide valuable ecological
services. This makes them vital allies to outside organizations seeking to support …

Since 1998, the western Amazonian state of Acre has been the site of ambitious policies to
support sustainable forest-based development initiatives. The result is a long-term …

The Bolivian Amazon holds a complex configuration of people and forested landscapes in
which communities hold secure tenure rights over a rich ecosystem offering a range of …