Spinel ferrite (SF) magnetic materials are an important class of composite metal oxides
containing ferric ions and having the general structural formula M 2+ Fe 2 3+ O 4 (where M …

Motivated by recent global initiatives for biodiversity conservation and restoration, this article
reviews the gaps in our understanding of, and the challenges facing, freshwater …

Brazil's leadership in soybean and maize production depends on predictable rainfall in the
Amazon-Cerrado agricultural frontier. Here we assess whether agricultural expansion and …

Brazil's environmental legislation obliges private properties to retain a fixed proportion of
their total area with native vegetation, the so-called “Legal Reserves”. Those areas …

During most of the rainy season in 2014, the Southeast of Brazil–including the Cantareira
reservoir system–received below-normal rainfall. The main cause leading to that heavy lack …

Highlights•Monitoring land systems needs to move beyond the forest/non-forest interface
and integrate social-ecological parameters.•The concept of social-ecological land systems …

Climate change affects the global water cycle and has the potential to alter water availability
for food–energy–water production, and for ecosystems services, on regional and local …

O presente estudo apresenta uma análise hidrometeorológica da estação chuvosa
2013/2014 na Região Sudeste do Brasil, com o objetivo de diagnosticar a seca e seu …

In the search for solutions to social and environmental challenges, all world nations have
contributions to give. Brazil is no exception. On the contrary, as a megadiverse country and …

Brazil has recently experienced one of its worst droughts in the last 80 years, with wide-
ranging consequences for water supply restrictions, energy rationing, and agricultural …