Land use change and deforestation can influence local temperature and climate. Here we
use a coupled ocean-atmosphere model to assess the impact of savannization of the …

This chapter reviews the often-invisible, powerful processes that drive social and ecological
change in the Amazon, and the diverse peoples who inhabit its landscapes. It explores the …

Brazilian small-scale farmers are seeking new types of collaborations and economic
opportunities amid a changing world. Market opportunities, however, have incurred …

Despite the considerable morbidity and mortality of yellow fever virus (YFV) infections in
Brazil, our understanding of disease outbreaks is hampered by limited viral genomic data …

This paper analyses poverty and inequality dynamics among smallholders along the
Transamazon Highway. We measure changes in poverty and inequality for original settlers …

Agroforestry Concessions, foreseen by the new Peruvian Forest Law, anticipate integrating
thousands of small-scale farmers encroached on public forest land into the formal economy …

The article analyzes the impacts of the Belo Monte dam construction on the rural labor
mobility dynamics and the effects on the agropastoral activities, in the rural areas of the …

We analyze changes in the extent of slash and burn cultivation (SBC) and shifting cultivation
(SC) and the main drivers of change observed in the last 10 years across the Brazilian …

In the last decades research efforts studying Amazonian biodiversity have increased
substantially, with many new localities surveyed, new specimens collected, and some new …

Expansion of agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon has been driven not just by demands from
traditional, rural producers, but also large agriculture and cattle producers, both of whom …