Em capítulo da publicação “Policy in Focus”, os autores debatem o papel dos assentamentos rurais na Amazônia no desmatamento, e apresentam o projeto “Assentamentos Sustentáveis na Amazônia”, com apoio do Fundo Amazônia.
Policy, drought and fires combine to affect biodiversity in the Amazon basin
Policy, drought and fires combine to affect biodiversity in the Amazon basin
The Amazon basin contains the largest continuous area of tropical rainforests in the world, and has a crucial role in regulating Earth’s climate1. Rates of tropical-rainforest deforestation and the impacts of fire and drought there are well established2,3. Less is...