Containing the advance of deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia requires understanding the
roles and movements of the actors involved. The importance of different actors varies widely …

The extent and rate of rainforest clearing in Brazilian Amazonia provide ample cause for
concern about the forest's future. While clearings are still small relative to the region's total …

O processo de mudanças climáticas e ambientais globais, que vem se agravando nas
últimas décadas mas que foi divulgado mais amplamente pela mídia nos últimos dois anos …

The Amazonian biome is important not only for South America but also for the entire planet,
providing essential environmental services. The state of Rondônia ranks third in …

The study estimated, for the first time, the greenhouse gas emissions associated with cattle
raising in Brazil, focusing on the period from 2003 to 2008 and the three principal sources …

The process of human occupation in Brazilian Amazonia is heterogeneous in space and
time. The goal of this paper is to explore intra-regional differences in land-use determining …

The remarkable biodiversity of the Brazilian Amazon is poorly documented and threatened
by deforestation. When undocumented areas become deforested, in addition to losing the …

Oitenta e um porcento da atual oferta energética mundial, estimada em 11.435 milhões de
toneladas equivalentes de petróleo, é baseada nos combustíveis fósseis (IEA, 2007). As …

In this paper, we employ for the first time a Bayesian process-tracing approach to assess the
role of different interventions designed to halt deforestation. We applied the methodology to …

Roughly 60% of all deforested lands in the Brazilian Amazon are covered with pastures,
putting cattle raising in evidence as a major driver of deforestation and also of forests' …