Land use and land cover change (LUCC) affects regional climate through modifications in
the water balance and energy budget. These impacts are frequently expressed by: changes …

This paper reviews current knowledge on changes in carbon stocks upon land use
conversion in the Brazilian Cerrado. First, we briefly characterize the savanna ecosystem …

Historically, conservation‐oriented research and policy in Brazil have focused on Amazon
deforestation, but a majority of Brazil's deforestation and agricultural expansion has …

The main objective of our study was to provide consistent information on land cover changes
between the years 1990 and 2010 for the Cerrado and Caatinga Brazilian seasonal biomes …

The area of land use or land cover change obtained directly from a map may differ greatly
from the true area of change because of map classification error. An error-adjusted estimator …

Private investments to address environmental issues are perceived as a powerful engine of
sustainability. For the agri-food sector, multiple instruments have been developed to green …

Brazil has become a global leader in the production of commodity row crops such as
soybean, sugarcane, cotton, and corn. Here, we report an increase in Brazilian cropland …

The ground data used as a reference in the validation of land cover change products are
often not an ideal gold standard but degraded by error. The effects of ground reference data …

We assess the water balance of the Brazilian Cerrado based on remotely sensed estimates
of precipitation (TRMM), evapotranspiration (MOD16), and terrestrial water storage (GRACE) …

Habitat fragmentation and land conversion by humans for agricultural purposes are constant
threats to conservation of biodiversity in the Cerrado biome. These landscapes dominated …