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Poor compliance and exemptions facilitate ongoing deforestation. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Many nations are struggling to reduce deforestation, despite having extensive environmental protection laws in place and commitments to international agreements that address the biodiversity and climate crises. We developed a novel framework to quantify the extent to which contemporary deforestation is being captured under national and ...
Thomas H, Ward MS, Simmonds JS, Taylor MFJ, Maron M.   +4 more
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Enclosure and Camouflage Design of a Prototype Remote Monitoring System for the Protection and Conservation of Territories in the Colombian Amazon Rainforest. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Enclosure and camouflage design to protect electronic equipment of a Remote Monitoring System used for the conservation of Colombian Amazon Rainforest. ABSTRACT Increasing pressure on the Amazon rainforest from illegal mining and deforestation threatens biodiversity.
Barajas M, Torres J, Ortiz P, Triana A, Varon M.   +4 more
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Informing spatial conservation prioritization with species' traits. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract New Guinea, the most botanically diverse island on the planet, is the location for one of the boldest conservation initiatives. The Manokwari Declaration aims to achieve 70% conservation designation for the Bird's Head Peninsula. This is 40% higher than the 2022 Global Biodiversity Framework target.
Trethowan LA, Jennings L, Arifin H, Borosova R, Bramley GLC, Briggs M, Chu O, Clark RP, Dawson S, Dhanjal-Adams KL, de Freitas Y, Hartup J, Heatubun EGE, Lee-Grant C, Mapandin LV, Marwa J, Moore A, Murdjoko A, Puglisi C, Schuiteman A, Seaman DJI, Sinaga N, Struebig MJ, Trias Blasi A, Utteridge T, Voigt M, Wanma JF, Heatubun CD.   +27 more
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Coexistence and habitat restoration planning for the reintroduction of Spix's macaw. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Spix's macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) is one of the world's most endangered species. Native to the Caatinga of northeastern Brazil—a region marked by significant socioeconomic vulnerability—the species was considered extinct in the wild in 2000. A reintroduction project, however, returned it to its natural habitat in 2022. The long‐term success of
Vercillo UE, Marchini S, Fritzsons MFBB, Franco JLA.   +3 more
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Threshold responses of floating meadow fish communities to floodplain forest cover in the lower Amazon River. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Forest cover is positively associated with fish biomass and fisheries yield in the Amazon River floodplain, and many species enter flooded forests to feed, spawn, or seek refuge from predation. Floating macrophyte beds, known as floating meadows, in Amazon floodplains support high fish diversity and serve as nursery habitat for many fishes of ...
Grinstead S, Arantes CC, Winemiller KO, Kelso-Winemiller LC, de Oliveira JA, Petrere M, Freitas CEC.   +6 more
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Tropical Land-Use Change Disrupts Zeta-Diversity Across Taxa. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
We studied birds, dung beetles, and orchids across natural and human‐transformed habitats in the Colombian Andes to understand how land‐use change affects biodiversity. We found that deforestation simplifies ecological communities and reduces both rare and widespread species, especially orchids.
Parra-Sanchez E, Latombe G, Mills SC, Socolar JB, Edwards FA, Martinez-Revelo D, Perez-Escobar OA, Davies RW, Bousfield CG, Cerullo GR, Ochoa-Quintero JM, Haugaasen T, Barlow J, Freckleton RP, Edwards DP.   +14 more
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Análisis de la deforestación en La Macarena, antes y después de los acuerdos de paz

Colombia Forestal, 2021
La presente investigación analizó la deforestación antes y después de los acuerdos de paz en los territorios del Área de Manejo Especial de La Macarena –AMEM–, pertenecientes al municipio de La Macarena, Meta.
Jully Andrea Forero Riaño, Manuel Francisco Polanco Puerta   +1 more
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Análisis de regresión logística aplicado al modelamiento espacial de las causas de deforestación en el departamento del Guaviare durante el periodo 2005-2020 y proyección de escenarios de deforestación a 2030

Cuadernos de Geografía: Revista Colombiana de Geografía, 2022
Si bien la identificación de causas y agentes de deforestación en la Amazonía colombiana ha sido abordada en diversos estudios bajo un enfoque histórico relacional, existen pocas investigaciones orientadas a modelar sus relaciones espaciales y la ...
John Fredy Camacho Peña
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Modelo de ganadería sustentable: La visión multisectorial desde el estado de Jalisco

AIA Avances en Investigación Agropecuaria, 2021
En México los paisajes forestales son territorios heterogéneos y complejos. En ellos se desarrollan una multiplicidad de usos que van desde el ecológico, cultural hasta el socioproductivo.
Sergio Humberto Graf Montero, María Alejandra Blanco Alonso, Ismael Novoa Leyva, Jesús Juan Rosales Adame   +3 more
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EFFECT OF THREE PROTOCOLS OF SYNCHRONIZATION OF ESTRUS IN THE RATE OF PREGNANCY OF TWO RACIAL GROUPS OF LACTATING COWS IN PUERTO INCA DISTRICT [PDF]

SPERMOVA, 2015
Las bajas tasas de preñez en vacas cruzadas en el trópico húmedo, ha dificultado la implementación de los programas de inseminación. El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar el efecto de tres protocolos de inseminación a tiempo fijo utilizando ...
Ramirez RJ, Alvarado CE, Juárez JD
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