The drivers and impacts of Amazon forest degradation

DM Lapola, P Pinho, J Barlow, LEOC Aragão… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Approximately 2.5× 106 square kilometers of the Amazon forest are currently degraded by
fire, edge effects, timber extraction, and/or extreme drought, representing 38% of all …

[HTML][HTML] Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change: concept, scalability and a role for conservation science

FR Scarano - Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 2017 - Elsevier
Societal adaptation to climate change requires measures that simultaneously reduce
poverty, protect or restore biodiversity and ecosystem services, and remove atmospheric …

Central and south america

EJ Castellanos, MF Lemos, L Astigarraga, N Chacón… - 2022 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
Central and South America (CSA) is a highly diverse region, both culturally and biologically.
It has one of the highest levels of biodiversity on the planet (Hoorn et al., 2010; Zador et al …

[PDF][PDF] Poverty, livelihoods and sustainable development

J Birkmann, E Liwenga, R Pandey, E Boyd, R Djalante… - 2022 - orbi.uliege.be
Adverse impacts of climate change, development deficits and inequality exacerbate each
other. Existing vulnerabilities and inequalities intensify with adverse impacts of climate …

A linked vulnerability and resilience framework for adaptation pathways in remote disadvantaged communities

YT Maru, MS Smith, A Sparrow, PF Pinho… - Global Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
We develop a systems framework for exploring adaptation pathways to climate change
among people in remote and marginalized regions. The framework builds on two common …

Climate change-related risks and adaptation potential in Central and South America during the 21st century

I Hagen, C Huggel, L Ramajo, N Chacón… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Climate-related risks in Central and South America have received increased attention and
concern in science and policy, but an up-to-date comprehensive review and synthesis of …

Sustainability of photovoltaic poverty alleviation in China: An evolutionary game between stakeholders

H Shan, J Yang - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
China has entered the crucial period of poverty alleviation. Photovoltaic poverty alleviation,
as an ideal mode of poverty alleviation, can not only provide stable income for poor …

Fisheries, tourism, and marine protected areas: conflicting or synergistic interactions?

PFM Lopes, S Pacheco, M Clauzet, RAM Silvano… - Ecosystem Services, 2015 - Elsevier
Most coastal degradation has been caused by anthropogenic actions, threatening the
ecosystem services (ESs) humans depend on. Marine protected areas are a solution to …

Determinants of the environmental conservation and poverty alleviation objectives of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs

O Ola, L Menapace, E Benjamin, H Lang - Ecosystem services, 2019 - Elsevier
Observed trade-offs between environmental conservation and poverty alleviation objectives
continue to divide scholars on the ability of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs …

Contributions of nature-based solutions to reducing people's vulnerabilities to climate change across the rural Global South

S Woroniecki, FA Spiegelenberg… - Climate and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Nature-based solutions (NbS), working with and enhancing nature to address
societal challenges, are increasingly featured in climate change adaptation strategies …