Deforestation and fires in the Amazon are serious problems affecting climate, and land use
and land cover (LULC) changes. In recent decades, the Amazon biome area has suffered …

Researches on the deforestation of the Amazon have gained prominence in the last recent
years, mainly with the change in the policy regarding the facing of this phenomenon by the …

Ecological footprints have been assessed widely from a resource production-consumption
perspective but much less from a land use per capita availability-demand standpoint. The …

Land clearing, low levels of protection, and high biodiversity make the Brazilian Cerrado a
hotspot for biological conservation. However, one of the most active agricultural frontiers in …

Background Fragmentation and deforestation are one of the greatest threats to forests, and
these processes are of even more concern in the tropics, where the seasonal dry forest is …

Abstract The Tocantins-Araguaia Basin is one of the largest river systems in South America,
located entirely within Brazilian territory. In the last decades, capital-concentrating activities …

Environmental changes are among the main factors that contribute to the emergence or re-
emergence of viruses of public health importance. Here, we show the impact of …

Abstract The Brazilian savanna (Cerrado) is considered the most floristically diverse
savanna in the world, home to more than seven thousand species. The region is a mosaic of …

Abstract Stretching across central Brazil, Cerrado, harbours the most floristically diverse
savannas in the world. Over the last decades, this biodiversity hotspot has undergone …

Land use and climate change are expected to significantly alter hydrology and consequently
electricity production in countries extremely dependent on their water resources, such as …