More than a hundred hydropower dams have already been built in the Amazon basin and
numerous proposals for further dam constructions are under consideration. The …

This literature review identifies the impacts of different renewable energy pathways on
ecosystems and biodiversity, and the implications of these impacts for transitioning to a …

Mining poses significant and potentially underestimated risks to tropical forests worldwide. In
Brazil's Amazon, mining drives deforestation far beyond operational lease boundaries, yet …

Environmental laws are necessary to governance and a sustainable use of nature resource.
Brazil federal environmental laws have been improved in the last 50 years, with significant …

Concerted political attention has focused on reducing deforestation,,, and this remains the
cornerstone of most biodiversity conservation strategies,,. However, maintaining forest cover …

Hydrological connectivity regulates the structure and function of Amazonian freshwater
ecosystems and the provisioning of services that sustain local populations. This connectivity …

In an effort to ensure energy independence and exploit mineral resources, the governments
of Amazonian countries are embarking on a major dam building drive on the basin's rivers …

Drawing on a cost–benefit approach, policy dismantling literature typically examines case
studies following omitted and blame‐avoidance strategies, which contrasts with the highly …

Conflicts between forest conservation and socio-economic development in the Brazilian
Legal Amazon (BLA) have persisted for years but the effects of Indigenous territory (ITs) and …

Abstract The Brazilian Cerrado is the second largest biome in Latin America, extending over
more than 200 million ha and hosts some of the most intensive agricultural activities for grain …