Multiple successional pathways in human‐modified tropical landscapes: new insights from forest succession, forest fragmentation and landscape ecology research

V Arroyo‐Rodríguez, FPL Melo… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Old‐growth tropical forests are being extensively deforested and fragmented worldwide. Yet
forest recovery through succession has led to an expansion of secondary forests in human …

Forests and sustainable development in the Brazilian Amazon: history, trends, and future prospects

RD Garrett, F Cammelli, J Ferreira… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Ongoing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is the outcome of an explicit federal project to
occupy, integrate, and “modernize” the region. Although there have been isolated periods of …

Measure of urban-rural transformation in Bei**g-Tian**-Hebei region in the new millennium: Population-land-industry perspective

Y Yang, Y Liu, Y Li, J Li - Land use policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Since the turn of the new millennium, urban-rural transformation has entered a critical
period. Ever-widening gaps between urban and rural areas are common in most parts of …

Sustainable-use protected areas catalyze enhanced livelihoods in rural Amazonia

JV Campos-Silva, CA Peres… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Finding new pathways for reconciling socioeconomic well-being and nature sustainability is
critically important for contemporary societies, especially in tropical develo** countries …

Empty forest or empty rivers? A century of commercial hunting in Amazonia

AP Antunes, RM Fewster, EM Venticinque… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
The Amazon basin is the largest and most species-rich tropical forest and river system in the
world, playing a pivotal role in global climate regulation and harboring hundreds of …

Land use change emission scenarios: anticipating a forest transition process in the Brazilian Amazon

APD Aguiar, ICG Vieira, TO Assis… - Global change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Following an intense occupation process that was initiated in the 1960s, deforestation rates
in the Brazilian Amazon have decreased significantly since 2004, stabilizing around 6000 …

[PDF][PDF] Deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia

PM Fearnside - … in Environmental Science. Oxford University Press …, 2017 - researchgate.net
The extent and rate of rainforest clearing in Brazilian Amazonia provide ample cause for
concern about the forest's future. While clearings are still small relative to the region's total …

Priority setting for scaling-up tropical forest restoration projects: Early lessons from the Atlantic Forest Restoration Pact

FPL Melo, SRR Pinto, PHS Brancalion… - Environmental science & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Ongoing conversion of tropical forests makes it urgent to invest in ecological restoration on
grand scales in order to promote biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services. The 4 …

Secondary forests offset less than 10% of deforestation‐mediated carbon emissions in the Brazilian Amazon

CC Smith, FDB Espírito‐Santo, JR Healey… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Secondary forests are increasing in the Brazilian Amazon and have been cited as an
important mechanism for reducing net carbon emissions. However, our understanding of the …