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Reducing Amazon Deforestation through Agricultural Intensification in the Cerrado for Advancing Food Security and Mitigating Climate Change

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2018
Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Urban Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land productivity
Important among global issues is the trilemma of abrupt climate change, food insecurity, and environmental degradation. Despite the increasing use of fossil fuel, about one third of global C emissions come from tropical deforestation and indiscriminate use of agricultural practices. Global food insecurity, affecting one in seven persons, aggravates environmental degradation. The importance of judicious land use and soil sustainability in addressing the trilemma cannot be overemphasized.
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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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Linkages among Soil Properties and Litter Quality in Agroforestry Systems of Southeastern Brazil

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2020
Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Urban Tenure
land degradation
Agroforestry systems have been promoted as a solution to address trade-offs between environmental conservation efforts and the need for increased agricultural productivity on smallholder farms in Brazil. However, the impact of land use change from degraded pasture to agroforestry on soil properties remains unclear.
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Formalizing tenure of Indigenous lands improved forest outcomes in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2022
Brazil
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land governance
forest law
forestry
indigenous peoples' lands
land tenure
indigenous peoples' land rights
land tenure systems
customary tenure
indigenous people's tenure
tenure security
Across the globe, the legal land rights and tenure of many Indigenous peoples are yet to be recognized. A growing body of research demonstrates that tenure of Indigenous lands improves livelihoods and protects forests in addition to inherently recognizing human rights. However, the effect of tenure on environmental outcomes has scarcely been tested in regions with high development pressure, such as those with persisting forest–agriculture conflicts.
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Property Rights and Resource Governance Country Profile: Brazil

January, 2011
Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
land tenure
water
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Droits sur le carbone

Reports & Research
June, 2021
Africa, Ethiopia, Congo, Americas, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil, Asia, Philippines, Vietnam
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Corruption
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
food security
community forestry
land tenure
community land rights
tenure security
L’étude a analysé dans 31 pays l’état de la reconnaissance juridique des droits des peuples autochtones, des communautés locales et des populations afro-descendantes sur le carbone présent sur leurs terres et territoires. Ensemble, ces pays détiennent près de 70 % des forêts tropicales du globe, et cinq d’entre eux disposent des plus grandes surfaces de forêt tropicale : le Brésil, la RDC, l’Indonésie, le Pérou et la Colombie.
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In the Face of Threats and Invasions in the Forests, Communities Defend and Reclaim Their Life Spaces

WRM Bulletin 254 – Jan/Feb 2021

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2021
Mozambique, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
gender equity
poverty
sustainable development
land-use planning
environment
climate change
fisheries
deforestation
forest conservation
forest management plans
mining
land dispute
community land rights
customary tenure
tenure security
Indigenous Peoples
land rights activists
local communities
extractive industries
women
The articles in this Bulletin are written by the following organizations and individuals: National Coordinator for the Defense of the Mangrove Ecosystem (C-CONDEM), Ecuador; Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakya (Bentala Raya Heritage Foundation), Indonesia; Venezuelan Observatory of Political Ecology and members of the WRM international secretariat in close collaboration with several allies who are part of grassroots groups in different countries.
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Does Land Tenure Insecurity Drive Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon?

Reports & Research
September, 2014
Brazil, United States of America
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
deforestation
land
land tenure
tenure insecurity
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the detrimental impact of land tenure insecurity on deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. It is related to recent controversies about the detrimental impact of land laws on deforestation, which seem to legitimize land encroachments. The latter is mainly the result of land tenure insecurity which is a key characteristic of this region and results from a long history of interactions between rural social unrest and land reforms or land laws. A simple model is developed where strategic interactions between farmers lead to excessive deforestation.
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Covid-19 pandemic and harmful policies push Brazil into an environmental crisis

Reports & Research
January, 2021
Brazil, United States of America
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
deforestation
indigenous peoples' lands
protected areas
Strong evidence indicates that the Brazilian government is taking advantage of the confusion caused by the Covid-19 pandemic to speed-up a wide-ranging environmental setback. We present a timeline of policies and acts taken by the current federal administration against the environment during the pandemic and discuss their consequences. The unprecedented amount of measures affecting environmental policies is especially intended to weaken deforestation control and transparency of environmental agencies, and allow the expansion of harmful activities (e.g.
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Does Land Tenure Insecurity Drive Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon?

Reports & Research
July, 2018
Brazil
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
deforestation
forestry
squatters
tenure insecurity
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the detrimental impact of land tenure insecurity on deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. It is related to recent controversies about the detrimental impact of land laws on deforestation, which seem to legitimize land encroachments. The latter is mainly the result of land tenure insecurity which is a key characteristic of this region and results from a long history of interactions between rural social unrest and land reforms or land laws. A simple model is developed where strategic interactions between farmers lead to excessive deforestation.