Deforestation in Colombian protected areas increased during post-conflict periods

N Clerici, D Armenteras, P Kareiva, R Botero… - Scientific reports, 2020‏ - nature.com
Protected areas (PAs) are a foundational and essential strategy for reducing biodiversity
loss. However, many PAs around the world exist on paper only; thus, while logging and …

Spatiotemporal evaluation of the human footprint in Colombia: Four decades of anthropic impact in highly biodiverse ecosystems

CAC Ayram, A Etter, J Díaz-Timoté, SR Buriticá… - Ecological …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The maintenance of biodiversity and the capacity of natural systems to provide goods and
services for people is affected on different levels by the intensity of human activities on …

No peace for the forest: Rapid, widespread land changes in the Andes-Amazon region following the Colombian civil war

PJ Murillo-Sandoval, E Gjerdseth… - Global Environmental …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Negative environmental impacts of violent conflict have been observed worldwide. Whether
or not active global conflicts are declining in number remains hotly debated, the number of …

Emerging evidence that armed conflict and coca cultivation influence deforestation patterns

PJ Negret, L Sonter, JEM Watson, HP Possingham… - Biological …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The effect of armed conflict on deforestation in biodiverse regions across Earth remains
poorly understood. Its association with factors like illegal crop cultivation can obscure its …

The end of gunpoint conservation: forest disturbance after the Colombian peace agreement

PJ Murillo-Sandoval, K Van Dexter… - Environmental …, 2020‏ - iopscience.iop.org
In November 2016, after 52 years of armed conflict, the Colombian government and the
primary rebel group, the FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) reached a …

Woody vegetation dynamics in the tropical and subtropical Andes from 2001 to 2014: Satellite image interpretation and expert validation

TM Aide, HR Grau, J Graesser… - Global change …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
The interactions between climate and land‐use change are dictating the distribution of flora
and fauna and reshuffling biotic community composition around the world. Tropical …

An investment strategy to address biodiversity loss from agricultural expansion

C Guerrero-Pineda, GD Iacona, L Mair, F Hawkins… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Abstract The landmark 2019 Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and
Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Global Assessment cited land-use change as the primary …

[HTML][HTML] Map** ecosystem services in Colombia: Analysis of synergies, trade-offs and bundles in environmental management

A Burgos-Ayala, A Jiménez-Aceituno, M Meacham… - Ecosystem Services, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Ecosystem services (ES) have gained significant attention in recent years from the global
environmental initiatives that involve science and policy. Multiple scholars have analyzed …

[HTML][HTML] Global trends in protected area connectivity from 2010 to 2018

S Saura, B Bertzky, L Bastin, L Battistella… - Biological …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Connectivity of protected areas (PAs) is needed to ensure the long-term persistence of
biodiversity and ecosystem service delivery. The Convention on Biological Diversity agreed …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial-temporal dynamics of deforestation and its drivers indicate need for locally-adapted environmental governance in Colombia

A González-González, JC Villegas, N Clerici… - Ecological …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Characterizing and managing deforestation are some of the most urgent environmental
challenges in the tropics. Forest loss depends on multiple drivers that relate to ecological …