Global importance of Indigenous Peoples, their lands, and knowledge systems for saving the world's primates from extinction
Primates, represented by 521 species, are distributed across 91 countries primarily in the
Neotropic, Afrotropic, and Indo-Malayan realms. Primates inhabit a wide range of habitats …
Neotropic, Afrotropic, and Indo-Malayan realms. Primates inhabit a wide range of habitats …
The effectiveness of global protected areas for climate change mitigation
Forests play a critical role in stabilizing Earth's climate. Establishing protected areas (PAs)
represents one approach to forest conservation, but PAs were rarely created to mitigate …
represents one approach to forest conservation, but PAs were rarely created to mitigate …
Assessment of the effectiveness of China's protected areas in enhancing ecosystem services
C Yu, Z Zhang, E Jeppesen, Y Gao, Y Liu, Y Liu, Q Lu… - Ecosystem Services, 2024 - Elsevier
Protected areas are critical for providing ecosystem services. However, studies on the effect
of protected areas on ecosystem service enhancement remain lacking, which restricts …
of protected areas on ecosystem service enhancement remain lacking, which restricts …
[HTML][HTML] Contribution of the Amazon protected areas program to forest conservation
Abstract Established in 2002, the Amazon Protected Areas Program (ARPA) supports 120
Conservation Units (CUs) in the Brazilian Amazon, covering 62 Mha. Here, we quantified the …
Conservation Units (CUs) in the Brazilian Amazon, covering 62 Mha. Here, we quantified the …
[HTML][HTML] Continuous growth of human footprint risks compromising the benefits of protected areas on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Protected areas (PAs) are the critical societal tool to preserve biodiversity and ecosystem
services (ESs), but human disturbances frequently threaten them. Here, we used multiple …
services (ESs), but human disturbances frequently threaten them. Here, we used multiple …
Strengthening protected areas for climate refugia on the Tibetan Plateau, China
Protected areas (PAs) are at the forefront of efforts to conserve and restore biodiversity,
while climate change can risk compromising the ecological benefits of PAs. Therefore …
while climate change can risk compromising the ecological benefits of PAs. Therefore …
Formalizing tenure of Indigenous lands improved forest outcomes in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil
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 …
recognized. A growing body of research demonstrates that tenure of Indigenous lands …
[HTML][HTML] Habitat quality on the edge of anthropogenic pressures: Predicting the impact of land use changes in the Brazilian Upper Paraguay river Basin
Landscape changes driven by anthropogenic activities often have negative impacts on
ecosystems, jeopardizing the provision of vital services that sustain biotic elements and …
ecosystems, jeopardizing the provision of vital services that sustain biotic elements and …
[HTML][HTML] Minimum costs to conserve 80% of the Brazilian Amazon
JMC da Silva, LCF Barbosa, J Topf, ICG Vieira… - Perspectives in Ecology …, 2022 - Elsevier
The protection of the Brazilian Amazon is essential to prevent the collapse of global
biodiversity and minimize the negative impacts of climate change worldwide. However, there …
biodiversity and minimize the negative impacts of climate change worldwide. However, there …
[HTML][HTML] How to halt deforestation in the Amazon? A Bayesian process-tracing approach
In this paper, we employ for the first time a Bayesian process-tracing approach to assess the
role of different interventions designed to halt deforestation. We applied the methodology to …
role of different interventions designed to halt deforestation. We applied the methodology to …