Recent wildfire outbreaks around the world have prompted concern that climate change is
increasing fire incidence, threatening human livelihood and biodiversity, and perpetuating …

Approximately 2.5× 106 square kilometers of the Amazon forest are currently degraded by
fire, edge effects, timber extraction, and/or extreme drought, representing 38% of all …

It is unequivocal that the increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4)
and nitrous oxide (N2O) since the pre-industrial period are caused by human activities. The …

Caption: Table A. 11. 2. Synthesis table summarising assessments presented in Tables 11.4-
11.21 for hot extremes (HOT EXT.), heavy precipitation (HEAVY PRECIP.), agriculture and …

Amazonia hosts the Earth's largest tropical forests and has been shown to be an important
carbon sink over recent decades 1, 2, 3. This carbon sink seems to be in decline, however …

Biodiversity, a term now widely employed in science, policy, and wider society, has a
burgeoning associated literature. We synthesize aspects of this literature, focusing on …

Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions and their
redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere in a changing climate …

Forest fires contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions and can negatively affect public
health, economic activity, and provision of ecosystem services (Aragão et al., 2018; Cascio …

Spatial–temporal dynamics of aboveground biomass (AGB) and forest area affect the carbon
cycle, climate and biodiversity in the Brazilian Amazon. Here we investigate interannual …