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The Economic and Ecological Impact of Soy in Brazil: A Synthetic Control Method Approach

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent decades, soy expansion in Brazil has generated significant environmental, social and economic impacts. However, there is no consensus about benefits and drawbacks, calling for a more careful account of the economic and ecological diversity of the territories where this phenomenon has been unfolding.
Stefano Ghinoi, Simone Piras, Luca Tasciotti, Valdemar João Wesz Junior   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring of land use cover and land use change in Ecuador through remote sensing. “Mapbiomas Ecuador”, for the Ecuado Ecoscience Foundation

, 2022
En el marco del desarrollo del proyecto MapBiomas de la Fundación Ecociencia del Ecuador, se enmarca el trabajo de grado en modalidad de pasantía definido monitoreo de la cobertura de uso del suelo y cambio del uso del suelo en ecuador mediante ...
Cubides López, Angela Liliana, García Pulido, Lizeth Andrea   +1 more
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Aligning Transnational due Diligence: The EU Deforestation Regulation and Brazil's Fragmented Beef Governance

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transnational due diligence regulations, such as the European Union Regulation on Deforestation‐Free Products (EUDR), are reshaping sustainability governance by transforming voluntary norms into binding global rules. Yet, their effectiveness depends on how well they align with domestic governance systems and on the power asymmetries that ...
John James Loomis, Khalid Nadvi, José Antônio Puppim de Oliveira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

AVALIAÇÃO DA ACURÁCIA DAS CLASSES DE USO E COBERTURA DA TERRA DO MAPBIOMAS (COLEÇÃO 6 ) PARA O MUNICÍPIO DE CARPINA (PE)

, 2023
O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a acurácia das classes de uso e cobertura da terra do MapBiomas para o município de Carpina (PE). O MapBiomas utiliza-se de uma série temporal das imagens do satélite Landsat e do Google Earth Engine que ...
Freitas, Leonardo Cristiano da silva, Braz, Adalto Moreira, Cavalcanti, Lucas Costa de Souza   +2 more
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Phenological Monitoring of Irrigated Sugarcane Using Google Earth Engine, Time Series, and TIMESAT in the Brazilian Semi-Arid

AgriEngineering
Monitoring sugarcane phenology is essential since the globalized market requires reliable information on the quantity of raw materials for the industrial production of sugar and alcohol.
Diego Rosyur Castro Manrique, Pabrício Marcos Oliveira Lopes, Cristina Rodrigues Nascimento, Eberson Pessoa Ribeiro, Anderson Santos da Silva   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban Landscape Influence Orchid Bee Diversity in a Tropical Megacity

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The increasing urbanization has affected pollinator communities, such as Euglossini bees, which play a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity through the pollination of numerous plants. However, the impact of different levels of urbanization on the diversity of these bees is still not fully understood, especially in large tropical urban ...
Amanda F. P. Machado, Pedro H. B. Togni, Sofia Graffigna, Leandro R. Tambosi, Gabriel O. Keller, Raphael M. Ferreira, Isabel Alves‐dos‐Santos   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Harmonized Landsat–Sentinel‐2 Burned‐Area Product for the Pantanal (2014–2024), Based on Multitemporal Composites

Geoscience Data Journal, Volume 13, Issue 3, July 2026.
This work presents AQM‐HLS, a harmonized burned‐area dataset for the Pantanal covering 2014–2024. Landsat‐8/9 and Sentinel‐2 imagery were integrated into multitemporal NBR composites and classified using Random Forest. The dataset captures fire‐scar dynamics, delivering accurate 30‐m burned‐area maps suitable for long‐term monitoring and environmental ...
Liz B. C. Belém, Allan A. Pereira, Fabiano Morelli, Renata Libonati   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the validation and refinement system of Mapbiomas alerts and the deforested area report in Altamira - PA, Brazil (2018 - 2021)

, 2021
La explotación de los recursos naturales refleja directamente en los cambios en los usos y ocupaciones de la tierra en Brasil. La deforestación es una de las consecuencias de esta explotación, que ha tenido un impacto negativo en los biomas, la biodiversidad, el clima local y global.
Barreto, Jhersyka Barros, Silva, Janaína Barbosa da, Araújo, Sérgio Murilo Santos de, Teixeira, Ruan Otávio   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Identificação das Mudanças Espaço-temporais nos Biomas Brasileiros por Intermédio da Análise de Componentes Principais (ACP)

Revista Brasileira de Cartografia, 2022
O artigo apresenta uma análise espaço-temporal das mudanças no uso e cobertura da terra dos Biomas brasileiros a partir do uso dos dados do projeto MapBiomas e da Análise de Componentes Principais.
Letícia Figueiredo Sartorio, Éder Leandro Bayer Maier   +1 more
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Assessing the evolutionary distinctiveness of a highly threatened plant group: The urgency to preserve a unique lineage of evolution in Brazil

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 1223-1237, July 2026.
Brazil's diverse flora is under several threats, with many unique lineages facing extinction, particularly in biodiverse regions like the Cerrado and campo rupestre. This study sheds light on the conservation needs of Cambessedesia (Melastomataceae), an endemic genus with 95% of its species endangered, using an approach to rank and prioritise species ...
Najla Bastos Scheidegger, Raquel C. Pizzardo, Bruno Vilela, Thuane Bochorny, Juliana Gastaldello Rando   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source