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Achieving conservation through cattle ranching: The case of the Brazilian Pantanal

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, Volume 7, Issue 7, July 2025.
Cattle ranching in the Pantanal should be part of the conservation agenda and we show the pathways to it. Abstract Cattle ranching in the ~140,000 km2 Brazilian Pantanal is considered one of the most important cases of sustainable use of natural resources in the global south. The region has had a successful history of balancing environmental protection
Rafael Morais Chiaravalloti   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating LiDAR‐derived tree height and Landsat satellite reflectance to estimate forest regrowth in a tropical agricultural landscape

open access: yesRemote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, Volume 2, Issue 4, Page 190-203, December 2016., 2016
Remote sensing has revealed ongoing reforestation across many tropical regions, a transition with the potential to store carbon and promote biodiversity in degraded landscapes. However, most studies have quantified changes between discrete land cover categories that are difficult to relate to the continuous changes in forest structure that underlie ...
T. Trevor Caughlin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ten relevant questions for applying biodiversity offsetting in the Pantanal wetland

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, Volume 7, Issue 7, July 2025.
Here, we formulated 10 questions that discuss and illustrate how offsetting can be applied to maintain wetland integrity, economic fairness, and biodiversity conservation in the Pantanal and Upper Paraguay River basin (UPRB) We provided examples of offsetting implementation opportunities, analyze spatial compliance deficits, and illustrate requirements
Reinaldo Francisco Ferreira Lourival   +37 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing conservation priorities for seahorses in Brazil reveals gaps in current protected areas

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, Volume 7, Issue 6, June 2025.
Abstract Seahorses are rare and threatened marine species facing increasing risks from habitat degradation and overexploitation. Understanding their distribution is critical for effective conservation planning, yet comprehensive studies are limited, including in Brazil. This study aimed to conduct a gap analysis and identify priority areas for seahorse
Anna Karolina Martins Borges   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

As disposições transitórias do Novo Código Florestal e sua influencia na regularização ambiental dos estabelecimentos de agricultura familiar [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
TCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências Agrárias. Curso de Agronomia.O objetivo do estudo foi analisar se os agricultores familiares dos municípios da região do Vale do Caí do estado do Rio Grande do Sul, foram ...
Franco, Natalia Aires de Alencar
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Beyond Emergency Measures: Assessing Preexisting Social Policy and Labor Program Expansion in Latin America During COVID‐19

open access: yesLatin American Policy, Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2025.
ABSTRACT This study examines the effects of the Covid‐19 pandemic on preexisting cash transfers and labor programs across Latin America, analyzing their temporal expansion and identifying the determinants of changes in their generosity and coverage, with a particular focus on the inclusion of informal workers.
Luis Vargas‐Faulbaum   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

CADASTRO MULTIFINALITÁRIO 3D: CONCEITOS E PERSPECTIVAS DE IMPLANTAÇÃO NO BRASIL

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Cartografia, 2012
A situação do cadastro territorial brasileiro é complexa, pois sua estrutura é constituída por um cadastro rural, centralizado e gerenciado pelo Governo Federal, e por diversos cadastros urbanos que se encontram sob a responsabilidade direta das ...
Andrea Flávia Tenório Carneiro   +2 more
doaj  

Direitos de propriedade da terra rural no Brasil: uma proposta institucionalista para ampliar a governança fundiária

open access: yesRevista de Economia e Sociologia Rural, 2012
O artigo discute, sob uma perspectiva institucionalista, a dimensão do problema fundiário brasileiro expresso pela fragilidade dos direitos de propriedade da terra rural.
Sebastião Neto Ribeiro Guedes   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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