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Improving Farming Practices for Sustainable Soil Use in the Humid Tropics and Rainforest Ecosystem Health

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2016
Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Tenure
Urban Tenure
land degradation
Unsustainable farming practices such as shifting cultivation and slash-and-burn agriculture in the humid tropics threaten the preservation of the rainforest and the health of the local and global environment. In weathered soils prone to cohesion in humid tropic due to low Fe and carbon content and the enormous amounts of P that can be adsorbed, sustainable soil use is heavily dependent on the availability and efficient use of nutrients.
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REDD+ Contribution to Well-Being and Income Is Marginal: The Perspective of Local Stakeholders

Forests

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2017
Indonesia, Peru, Brazil, Cameroon
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land tenure
In addition to being a global strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from tropical deforestation, Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) intends to protect and improve the well-being and income of local stakeholders. The intention is to provide livelihood support in exchange for local stakeholder involvement in protecting forests.
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Private Forest Governance, Public Policy Impacts: The Forest Stewardship Council in Russia and Brazil

Forests

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2017
Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Forest Tenure
land tenure
Under what conditions do private forest governance standards influence state policy and behavior to become more oriented toward sustainability? We argue that governance schemes targeting firms may indirectly shape state behavior, even when designed to bypass state regulation. Through an examination of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in Russia and Brazil, we find that the FSC has influenced domestic rhetoric, laws, and enforcement practices.
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A causal analysis framework for land-use change and the potential role of bioenergy policy

Land Use Policy Volume 59

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2016
Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
deforestation
land use
research
We propose a causal analysis framework to increase understanding of land-use change (LUC) and the reliability of LUC models. This health-sciences-inspired framework can be applied to determine probable causes of LUC in the context of bioenergy. Calculations of net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for LUC associated with biofuel production are critical in determining whether a fuel qualifies as a biofuel or advanced biofuel category under regional (EU), national (US, UK), and state (California) regulations.
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EXTRATIVISMO E DESENVOLVIMENTO NO CONTEXTO DA AMAZÔNIA BRASILEIRA

Journal Articles & Books
August, 2016
South America, Brazil
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
extractive industries
forest land
natural resources management
nature reserves
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
Tendo como pano de fundo o debate sobre a relação entre uso dos recursos naturais, economia e sustentabilidade, neste trabalho objetiva-se discutir o lugar do extrativismo no contexto do Desenvolvimento considerando as diferentes perspectivas sobre essa atividade na Amazônia brasileira. Com base em revisão de literatura e dados secundários, contextualiza-se que historicamente as estratégias de desenvolvimento pensadas para a região amazônica brasileira são pautadas em atividades extrativistas promovidas pelos detentores de poder político e econômico e fomentadas pelo Estado.
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The context of REDD+ in Brazil: drivers, agents, and institutions - 3rd edition

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Brazil, South America
Forest Landscape Restoration
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
climate change
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O contexto de REDD+ no Brasil: Determinantes, atores e instituições - 3ª Edição Atualizada

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Brazil, South America
Forest Landscape Restoration
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
climate change
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On the extent of fire-induced forest degradation in Mato Grosso, Brazilian Amazon, in 2000, 2005 and 2010

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
land cover
deforestation
In this paper we analyse the extent of fire-induced forest degradation in Mato Grosso State, Brazil. We utilise a sample based approach used in a previous pan-tropical deforestation survey to derive information on land cover and burned areas in the two major biomes of Mato Grosso: Amazon and Cerrado. Land cover and burned area are mapped for three years (2000–2005–2010) over 77 sample sites (10000ha each) distributed systematically throughout the state which covers 90.337 Mha.
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Modeling canopy conductance under contrasting seasonal conditions for a tropical savanna ecosystem of south central Mato Grosso, Brazil

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
climate change
land use
Temporal variations in land-atmosphere water vapor exchange are more pronounced in seasonal environments, especially grass-dominated savannas (known as campo sujo Cerrado) of the southern and eastern Amazon Basin. Recent work in campo sujo indicates that rates of canopy conductance (gc) were directly and indirectly affected by a variety of meteorological variables, which limited our understanding of how seasonal variation in meteorology affected rates of gc. Thus, our overall objective here is to determine how individual meteorological variables affect seasonal variations in gc.
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Hidrelétricas na Amazônia: Um mau negócio para o Brasil e para o Mundo

Journal Articles & Books
April, 2016
Brazil
Forest Tenure
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
communal territory
deforestation
environment
forest conservation
forest land
land economics
natural resources management
nature reserves
sustainable development
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
territory
A Amazônia brasileira, que detém grande parte da maior floresta tropical do mundo, está ameaçada pela exploração descontrolada de seus recursos naturais. Mais de 750.000 km² de florestas já foram desmatados por atividades econômicas em escala industrial como a produção agropecuária, mineração, exploração ilegal de madeira e grandes projetos de infraestrutura, especialmente usinas hidrelétricas –, colocando em risco a biodiversidade incomparável da região, forçando o deslocamento de comunidades tradicionais e povos indígenas de suas terras e agravando as mudanças do clima global.