Tropical deforestation continues at alarming rates with profound impacts on ecosystems,
climate, and livelihoods, prompting renewed commitments to halt its continuation. Although it …

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 …

Fire is a significant agent of landscape transformation on Earth, and a dynamic and
ephemeral process that is challenging to map. Difficulties include the seasonality of native …

Brazil faces its greatest period of environmental setback, where “ruralists”(large landholders
and their representatives) gain access to government land in the Amazon. New roads are …

This study presents a composite index for assessing, quantifying, and comparing
international engagement based on evidence that countries have been globally committed …

Abstract The Brazilian Amazon has 49.8 million hectares (Mha) of public forestlands not
allocated by the federal or state governments to a specific tenure status: the so called …

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 …

Market and public policies govern deforestation trends and patterns globally. Here I show
that in the Brazilian Amazon, the largest tropical forest in the world, the size of deforestation …

Restoration of forests in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) has the potential to
contribute to international carbon mitigation targets. However, high upfront costs and …

Snakebite envenoming affects close to 2.7 million people globally every year. In Brazil,
snakebites are reported to the Ministry of Health surveillance system and cases receive …