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Wild canids and the ecological traps facing the climate change and deforestation in the Amazon Forest. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2023
de Oliveira GL, Viana-Junior AB, Trindade PHS, Dos Santos IR, de Almeida-Maués PCR, Carvalho FG, Silva DP, Wiig Ø, Sena L, Mendes-Oliveira AC.   +9 more
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WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AMONG SLASH-AND-BURN FARMERS IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEFORESTATION AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS

A Contingent Valuation survey shows that the possibility of trade in carbon sequestration services exists between utility companies and slash-and-burn farmers in the Amazon and that farmers positively value the environmental services of the forest ...
Smith, Joyotee, Mourato, Susana, Labarta, Ricardo A., Sanchez, Glendy, Reategui, Keneth, Veneklaas, Erik   +5 more
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What drives deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon? Evidence from satellite and socioeconomic data [PDF]

This paper analyzes the determinants of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. From a model of optimal use, it derives and then estimates a deforestation equation on county-level data for the period 1978 to 1988.
Pfaff, Alexander S.P.
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Options for monitoring and estimating historical carbon emissions from forest degradation in the context of REDD+

, 2011
Measuring forest degradation and related forest carbon stock changes is more challenging than measuring deforestation since degradation implies changes in the structure of the forest and does not entail a change in land use, making it less easily ...
Herold Martin, Laake, P., Van, Román-Cuesta, R.M., Skutsch, M., Román-Cuesta Rosa, Hirata Yasumasa, Valerio Avitabile, MacDicken, K., Danilo Mollicone, Avitabile, V., Van Laake, P., Rosa María Román-Cuesta, Skutsch Margaret, Patrick Van Laake, Margaret Skutsch, Martin Herold, Avitabile Valerio, Herold, M., Ken MacDicken, Asner Gregory P, Mollicone Danilo, Asner, G., Yasumasa Hirata, Carlos Souza, Souza Carlos, Van Laake Patrick, Souza, C., MacDicken Ken, Gregory P Asner, Hirata, Y., Rosa Román-Cuesta   +30 more
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Wild meat consumption in changing rural landscapes of Indonesian Borneo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat can play a crucial role in the food system of rural communities residing near tropical forests. Yet, socio‐ecological changes across tropical landscapes are impacting the patterns and sustainability of meat consumption. To understand the prevalence, frequency and drivers of wild meat, domestic meat and fish consumption in this ...
Katie L. Spencer, Daniel J. Ingram, Namrata B. Anirudh, Ardiantiono, Susan M. Cheyne, Leejiah J. Dorward, Abdul Kadir, Michaela G. Y. Lo, Courtney L. Morgans, Jatna Supriatna, Nurul L. Winarni, Freya A. V. St. John, Matthew J. Struebig   +12 more
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Genetic structure and kdr mutations in Aedes aegypti populations along a road crossing the Amazon Forest in Amapá State, Brazil. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
Souza BS, Lima LF, Galardo AKR, Corbel V, Lima JBP, Martins AJ.   +5 more
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Gender dynamics of tropical wildmeat systems: A systematic map of women's roles and influence

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wildmeat is a vital natural resource globally, which must be managed sustainably to avoid livelihood insecurity, species decline and biodiversity loss. Women have a pivotal role in harvesting, processing and distributing wildmeat, yet their contributions are often overlooked.
Jasmin Willis Key, Wahyu Nurbandi, Brenda González‐Nava, Juanita Gomez, Ferdinand Castera, Guilherme Costa Alvarenga, Auriane Flottes De Pouzols, Maya Lemaire, Jennifer F. Linden, Emily K. Madsen, Lauren Coad, Amy Hinsley, E. J. Milner‐Gulland   +12 more
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The importance of remnant native vegetation of Amazonian submontane forest for the conservation of lizards

Brazilian Journal of Biology
Forest fragmentation affects animal population dynamics mainly by loss of habitat and disruption of animal movement. Lizard assemblages are affected by environmental changes, but, depending on their ecological needs, some species might be more vulnerable
DJ Silva, M Santos-Filho, GR Canale
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Long-term drought effects on the thermal sensitivity of Amazon forest trees. [PDF]

Plant Cell Environ, 2023
Docherty EM, Gloor E, Sponchiado D, Gilpin M, Pinto CAD, Junior HM, Coughlin I, Ferreira L, Junior JAS, da Costa ACL, Meir P, Galbraith D.   +11 more
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Land Use and Transportation Costs in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]

Transport infrastructure improvements are considered to be one of the most effective tools for stimulating economic activity; at the same time environmentalists have largely condemned most road building as being one of the greatest threats to tropical ...
Diana Weinhold, Eustaquio Reis
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