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 remaining forests in the region. Carbon emissions from this degradation total up to 0.2 petagrams of carbon per year (Pg C year−1), which is equivalent to, if not greater than, the emissions from Amazon deforestation (0.06 to 0.21 Pg C year−1). Amazon forest degradation can reduce dry-season evapotranspiration by up to 34% and cause as much biodiversity loss as deforestation in human-modified landscapes, generating uneven socioeconomic burdens, mainly to forest dwellers. Projections indicate that degradation will remain a dominant source of carbon emissions independent of deforestation rates. Policies to tackle degradation should be integrated with efforts to curb deforestation and complemented with innovative measures addressing the disturbances that degrade the Amazon forest.
Plano de gestão ambiental rural do território BR 163 PGAR
Plano de gestão ambiental rural do território BR 163 PGAR
O relatório oferece informações sobre o processo e os resultados obtidos na elaboração do Plano de Gestão Ambiental Rural do território da BR 163. A iniciativa decorre das ações desenvolvidas pelo projeto GESTAR BR 163 / PA, no estado do Pará, de acordo com a proposta assinada pela “Fundação Viver Produzir e Preservar -FVPP e seus co-participante com o projeto FAO/TCP/BRA/2903 e UTF/BRA/060/BRA através do Ministério do Meio Ambiente -MMA Secretaria De Políticas para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável – SDS, Departamento de Gestão Ambiental e Territorial.