Smallholder farming is the most prevalent form of agriculture in the world, supports many of
the planet's most vulnerable populations, and coexists with some of its most diverse and …

Payments for environmental services or payments for ecosystem services (PES) are issued
by governmental or private organizations to support the conservation of ecosystems that …

Despite the considerable morbidity and mortality of yellow fever virus (YFV) infections in
Brazil, our understanding of disease outbreaks is hampered by limited viral genomic data …

Solving the global climate crisis through local partnerships and experimentation Global
climate diplomacy—from the Kyoto Protocol to the Paris Agreement—is not working. Despite …

We estimate the early effects of the pilot project to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and
forest Degradation (REDD+) in the Brazilian Amazon. This project offers a mix of …

Agroforestry Concessions, foreseen by the new Peruvian Forest Law, anticipate integrating
thousands of small-scale farmers encroached on public forest land into the formal economy …

This study examines opportunities and challenges of applying certification of forest
watershed services to a payment for watershed services (PWS) scheme. The certification …

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 …

To address ongoing deforestation for global food commodities production, companies and
governments have adopted a range of forest-focused supply chain policies. In the Brazilian …

Forest conservation on privately owned lands is a cornerstone of the Brazilian
environmental policy framework. Brazilian legislation requires that all farms in the country …