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Spatial and temporal contrasts in the distribution of crops and pastures across Amazonia: a new agricultural land-use dataset from census data since 1950
Publicado 2015“…Amazonia holds the largest continuous area of tropical forests with intense land use change dynamics inducing water, carbon, and energy feedbacks with regional and global impacts. Much of our knowledge of land use change in Amazonia comes from studies of the Brazilian Amazon, which accounts for two thirds of the region. …”
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Spatial and temporal contrasts in the distribution of crops and pastures across Amazonia: A new agricultural land use data set from census data since 1950: Crops and pastures acros...
Publicado 2020“…Amazonia holds the largest continuous area of tropical forests with intense land use change dynamics inducing water, carbon, and energy feedbacks with regional and global impacts. Much of our knowledge of land use change in Amazonia comes from studies of the Brazilian Amazon, which accounts for two thirds of the region. …”
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Portfolio of socio-technical innovations in low- emission food systems in Caquetá, Colombia
Publicado 2024“…The Amazon rainforest, covering 40% of Colombia’s territory, is a vital source of ecosystem services but faces significant deforestation driven by agro-industrial crops and extensive livestock farming, with over 60% of the country’s deforestation occurring in the region. …”
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Gestao florestal na Amazonia brasileira: avanços e obstaculos em um sistema federalista
Publicado 2006“…This book presents the results of the case study in the Brazilian Amazon, where state and municipal governments have begun to play more active roles in managing forest resources. …”
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Territories innovating to monitor and assess progress towards sustainability
Publicado 2017“…The TerraCert Project is developing an innovative approach to achieve sustainability in the Amazon region through the certification of territories. …”
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Deforestation Dynamics in Peru. A Comprehensive Review of Land Use, Food Systems, and Socio-Economic Drivers
Publicado 2023“…A holistic approach that acknowledges the distinct challenges faced by the Amazon and Andean regions, can contribute to face deforestation as well as ensure the well-being of local communities, biodiversity conservation, and contribute to the effort to mitigate climate change. …”
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From emissions to solutions: Caquetá's path to a greener future
Publicado 2023“…Nestled in the heart of Colombia lies a place of breathtaking natural beauty: the department of Caquetá. The department is a vital part of the country’s Amazon basin and is filled with lush forests that teem with life. …”
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Drivers of rural exodus from Amazonian headwaters
Publicado 2010“…Specifically, we examine the relative importance of public service provision and natural resources in determining settlement patterns along, and rural–urban migration from, eight rivers in road-less regions of the Brazilian Amazon. …”
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Moving towards a palm oil value chain that contributes to the conservation of forests and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
Publicado 2020“…This project is part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI), supported by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU). This plan aims to contribute to the effort of the Regional Government of Ucayali (GOREU) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the agricultural sector, due to the change in land use in the Peruvian Amazon, in accordance with the international commitments of the Peruvian Government for the mitigation of climate change. …”
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Moving towards a deforestation-free cacao and chocolate value chain with low greenhouse gas emissions
Publicado 2020“…This project is part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI), supported by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU). The present plan aims to contribute to the effort of the Regional Government of Ucayali (GOREU) to reduce GHG emissions from the agricultural sector due to changes in land use in the Peruvian Amazon, in accordance with the Peruvian Government's international commitments to mitigate climate change. …”
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Witsaja iki, or the good life in Ecuadorian Amazonia: Knowledge co-production for climate resilience
Publicado 2019“…Through the stories and perspectives of the Sapara Nation, located in the Ecuadorian Amazon, this research illustrates local insights and perceptions of environmental change, as well as the onset of the external drivers – natural resources extraction and ecological conservation programmes – influencing the livelihoods and territories of this region. …”
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Efecto del manejo agroforestal en el desarrollo y producción del caucho (Hevea brasiliensis Mell) en áreas del Piedemonte del Caquetá
Publicado 2000“…La domesticación de la especie con las tecnologías del monocultivo no ha sido exitosa por lo menos en la región amazónica. Por lo tanto, el desarrollo de tecnologías que asemejen mucho más las condiciones del bosque natural se consideran como alternativas importantes para mejorar la productividad de esta importante especie de uso industrial. …”
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Landscape rehabilitation of degraded tropical forest ecosystems: case study of the CIFOR/Japan project in Indonesia and Peru
Publicado 2004“…With the Instituto Nacional de Investigacion Agraria (INIA), Peru, the project is trialling revegetation of fallow fields abandoned after agricultural use in the Ucayali region of the Peruvian Amazon. There is specific interest in selecting tree species with high economic value that grow rapidly in abandoned agricultural land and on infertile soils. …”
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Landscape rehabilitation of degraded tropical forest ecosystems: case study of CIFOR/Japan Project in Indonesia and Peru
Publicado 2001“…Sites are all located in the Ucayali region of the Peruvian Amazon. After the first two years, results are pointing to specific promising species that can be recommended. …”
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Composición y estructura de un bosque tropical post aprovechamiento forestal, en la zona de Awas Tigni, Puerto Cabezas
Publicado 1997“…El presente estudio se desarrolló en un bosque primario intervenido, localizado en el sitio conocido como Snaki, comunidad de Awas Tigni, la cual dista 70 kms al noroeste de Puerto Cabezas, Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte. La finalidad fue determinar la potencialidad productiva post aprovechamiento del bosque húmedo tropical primario intervenido. …”
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Atmospheric CH4 and CO2 enhancements and biomass burning emission ratios derived from satellite observations of the 2015 Indonesian fire plumes
Publicado 2016“…We demonstrate significant modifications in the concentration of these species in the regional atmosphere around Indonesia, due to the fire emissions. …”
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Is urban bushmeat trade in Colombia really insignificant?
Publicado 2017“…The bushmeat trade in ecosystems in South America other than those within the Amazon basin is presumed to be insignificant, as alternative sources of protein (e.g. beef, chicken, fish) are considered to be more readily available in non-moist forests. …”
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