The incidence and importance of fire in the Amazon have increased substantially during the past decade, but the effects of this disturbance force are still poorly understood. The forest fire dynamics in two regions of the eastern Amazon were studied. Accidental fires have affected nearly 50 percent of the remaining forests and have caused more deforestation than has intentional clearing in recent years. Forest fires create positive feedbacks in future fire susceptibility, fuel loading, and fire intensity. Unless current land use and fire use practices are changed, fire has the potential to transform large areas of tropical forest into scrub or savanna.
Amazônia em Pauta 5: Financiamentos não reembolsáveis para a gestão ambiental municipal e seus desafios
Amazônia em Pauta 5: Financiamentos não reembolsáveis para a gestão ambiental municipal e seus desafios
A pesquisa realizada conjuntamente pelo IPAM e pelo Centro de Estudos em Administração Pública e Governo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (CEAPG-FGV) teve como foco as transferências intergovernamentais voluntárias, com os objetivos de analisar os principais fundos...