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Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change: How Strengthening Community Forest Rights Mitigates Climate Change [PDF]

, 2014
This report analyzes the growing body of evidence linking community forest rights with healthier forests and lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.This report makes a strong case for strengthening the rights of ...
Caleb Stevens, Jenny Springer, Katie Reytar, Robert Winterbottom   +3 more
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Vast, overlooked peat, and organic soils in Brazil's Cerrado: carbon storage, dynamics, and stability

New Phytologist, Volume 250, Issue 5, Page 2946-2965, June 2026.
Summary Tropical peatlands are critical for climate mitigation due to their dual role as major carbon sinks and methane sources. In rainforests, high and stable rainfall supports peat accumulation in tropical climates. However, groundwater‐fed peatlands in seasonally dry tropical ecosystems remain poorly understood, despite their potential importance ...
Larissa S. Verona, Amy E. Zanne, Susan Trumbore, Paulo N. Bernardino, Guilherme M. Alencar, Thalia Andreuccetti, David Herrera‐Ramírez, João C. F. Cardoso, Demetrius Lira‐Martins, Guilherme G. Mazzochini, Natashi Pilon, Rafael S. Oliveira   +11 more
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Tungiasis in the Sanumás Amerindians in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil: Prevalence, Intensity and Morbidity. [PDF]

Trop Med Infect Dis, 2023
Santana YRT, Oliveira LFC, Lima GM, Timbó RV, Pires EM, de Brito AR, Martins ACT, Magalhães VS, de Faria ACM, Urdapilleta AAA, Roger I, de Andrade RR, Martins LPF, Pellegrini M, de Carvalho FCA, Araújo DD, Barroso DH, Garcia CN, Feldmeier H, Gomes CM.   +19 more
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Atmospheric dust is a global nutrient source for plants via foliar uptake

New Phytologist, Volume 250, Issue 5, Page 2867-2883, June 2026.
Summary Atmospheric mineral dust is a critical nutrient supplier to marine ecosystems, but its role in terrestrial plant nutrition remains underexplored due to the assumption that nutrients are acquired solely from soils via roots. Here, we demonstrate that plants directly acquire nutrients from dust through leaves, revealing an unrecognized ...
Anton Lokshin, Daniel Palchan, Marcelo Sternberg, Tom Goren, Mahdi (André) Nakhavali, Avner Gross   +5 more
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Future Drought‐Induced Tree Mortality Risk in Amazon Rainforest

Earth's Future
The future evolution of the Amazon rainforest remains uncertain not only due to uncertain climate projections, but also owing to the intricate balance between tree growth and mortality.
Yitong Yao, Philippe Ciais, Emilie Joetzjer, Songbai Hong, Wei Li, Lei Zhu, Nicolas Viovy   +6 more
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Fragmentation Increases Impact of Wind Disturbance on Forest Structure and Carbon Stocks in a Western Amazonian Landscape [PDF]

Tropical second-growth forests could help mitigate climate change, but the degree to which their carbon potential is achieved will depend on exposure to disturbance.
Bedka, Kristopher M., DeFries, Ruth, Fernandes, Katia, Gutiérrez-Vélez, Victor, Pinedo-Vasquez, Miguel A., Schwartz, Naomi B., Uriarte, María   +6 more
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Review of river fisheries valuation in Central and South America [PDF]

, 2008
Unlike Africa and Asia, where a large part of the population are heavily dependent upon fishing for their livelihoods, fishing for a living in the interior of Central and South America (CSA) remains a marginal occupation for all but the most isolated of ...
Bennett, E., Thorpe, A.
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Canine Leishmaniasis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2000–2015): Taxonomic Characterisation of Etiological Agents and Geospatial Case Analysis

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 73, Issue 4, Page 314-325, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Canine Leishmaniasis is a vector‐borne zoonotic disease caused by several species of protozoa of the genus Leishmania. In the state of Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Leishmania braziliensis is the most prevalent species causing tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) and Leishmania infantum is the main causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL).
Luciana de Freitas Campos Miranda, Laryssa Fabiano do Rosário Coelho, Samanta Cristina das Chagas Xavier, Artur Augusto Velho Mendes Junior, Renan Nunes Albuquerque, Aline Fagundes da Silva, Andreza Pain Marcelino, Fernanda Nunes Santos, Sandro Antonio Pereira, Rodrigo Caldas Menezes, Armando de Oliveira Schubach   +10 more
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The ecological biogeography of Amazonia

Frontiers of Biogeography, 2013
The Amazon drainage basin (Amazonia) contains the largest continuous area of tropical rainforest in the world and is the most species-rich terrestrial ecosystem on Earth.
Ana C M Malhado, Richard Ladle, Robert Whittaker, Atanásio Neto, Yadvinder Malhi, Hans ter Steege   +5 more
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Climate Change Amplifies Rainfall Sensitivity to Deforestation in the Southern Amazon

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 9, 16 May 2026.
Abstract Rainfall among the Amazon has been shown to decline sharply once forest loss exceeds a critical threshold, typically around 30%–40%. However, future interactions between climate change and deforestation on this threshold remain unclear. We model their combined effects by 2050 on rainfall and temperature.
Jie Zhang, Alice Catherine Hughes, Britaldo Silveira Soares‐Filho, Jose Antonio Marengo, Eduardo Eiji Maeda   +4 more
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