[HTML][HTML] Beyond diversity loss and climate change: Impacts of Amazon deforestation on infectious diseases and public health

JH Ellwanger, B Kulmann-Leal, VL Kaminski… - Anais da Academia …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Amazonian biodiversity is increasingly threatened due to the weakening of policies for
combating deforestation, especially in Brazil. Loss of animal and plant species, many not yet …

Record-breaking wildfires in the world's largest continuous tropical wetland: Integrative fire management is urgently needed for both biodiversity and humans

LC Garcia, JK Szabo, F de Oliveira Roque… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Brazilian Pantanal, wildfire occurrence has increased, reaching record highs
of over 40,000 km 2 in 2020. Smoke from wildfires worsened the situation of isolated, as well …

Reconstructing three decades of land use and land cover changes in brazilian biomes with landsat archive and earth engine

CM Souza Jr, J Z. Shimbo, MR Rosa, LL Parente… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Brazil has a monitoring system to track annual forest conversion in the Amazon and most
recently to monitor the Cerrado biome. However, there is still a gap of annual land use and …

[HTML][HTML] Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon could be halved by scaling up the implementation of zero-deforestation cattle commitments

SA Levy, F Cammelli, J Munger, HK Gibbs… - Global Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Deforestation for agriculture is a key threat to global carbon stocks, biodiversity, and
indigenous ways of life. In the absence of strong territorial governance, zero-deforestation …

Political discourse, denialism and leadership failure in Brazil's response to COVID-19

EM Fonseca, N Nattrass, LLB Lazaro… - Global public health, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges for healthcare systems and political leaders
across the globe. In this case study of Brazil, we argue that leadership failings at the highest …

Forests and sustainable development in the Brazilian Amazon: history, trends, and future prospects

RD Garrett, F Cammelli, J Ferreira… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Ongoing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is the outcome of an explicit federal project to
occupy, integrate, and “modernize” the region. Although there have been isolated periods of …

Brazilian policy and agribusiness damage the Amazon rainforest

EJAL Pereira, LC de Santana Ribeiro… - Land use policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Since his inauguration on January 1, 2019, Jair Bolsonaro, a declared right-wing candidate
nicknamed “Tropical Trump,” has introduced measures to reduce environmental restrictions …

The outbreak of illegal gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon boosts deforestation

J Siqueira-Gay, LE Sánchez - Regional Environmental Change, 2021 - Springer
Increased prices and political pressure are boosting illegal gold mining in the Brazilian
Amazon, threatening forests, indigenous people, and conservation of biodiversity in …

Government policies endanger the indigenous peoples of the Brazilian Amazon

KV Conceição, MED Chaves, MCA Picoli, AH Sánchez… - Land use policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Brazilian Amazon rainforest deforestation rate increased by 34.1% between
2018 and 2019, reaching even protected areas, such as Indigenous Lands (ILs). In …

Exploring potential impacts of mining on forest loss and fragmentation within a biodiverse region of Brazil's northeastern Amazon

J Siqueira-Gay, LJ Sonter, LE Sánchez - Resources Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Mining is a significant driver of deforestation. Not only do mines clear native forests for
mineral extraction, they also often establish new infrastructure, which indirectly facilitates …