O Projeto Tanguro realiza pesquisas de queima controlada na Fazenda Tanguro desde 2004 e tem como objetivo entender os impactos do fogo na degradação de florestas tropicais. Confira a segunda edição do “Tanguro em Pauta” e saiba mais sobre o maior e mais longo experimento com fogo controlado em florestas tropicais.
Forest fires in the Amazon: short-term individual benefits versus long-term societal costs
Forest fires in the Amazon: short-term individual benefits versus long-term societal costs
Fire is the least expensive and most broadly used method of clearing land and converting forest biomass into soil nutrients for pastures and crops in the tropics. Fire is also used to control weeds and to reinvigorate palatable pasture grasses. Even if beneficial for farmers over the short run, intensification of deforestation and burning impose long-term costs on individuals and society.