Boas práticas para o fortalecimento da vigilância participativa aplicada à proteção territorial indígena no Brasil
A publicação tem como objetivo contribuir para o fortalecimento das políticas públicas de proteção territorial indígena, destacando o papel estratégico das iniciativas de vigilância autônoma conduzidas por coletivos e organizações indígenas no país. Essas ações vêm...
Responding to climate change and the global land crisis: REDD+, market transformation and low-emissions rural development
Climate change and rapidly escalating global demand for food, fuel, fibre and feed present seemingly contradictory challenges to humanity. Can greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from land-use, more than one-fourth of the global total, decline as growth in land-based...
Defending public interests in private lands: compliance, costs and potential environmental consequences of the Brazilian Forest Code in Mato Grosso
Land-use regulations are a critical component of forest governance and conservation strategies, but their effectiveness in shaping landholder behaviour is poorly understood. We conducted a spatial and temporal analysis of the Brazilian Forest Code (BFC) to...
Land-use-driven stream warming in southeastern Amazonia
Large-scale cattle and crop production are the primary drivers of deforestation in the Amazon today. Such land-use changes can degrade stream ecosystems by reducing connectivity, changing light and nutrient inputs, and altering the quantity and quality of...
Effects of high-frequency understorey fires on woody plant regeneration in southeastern Amazonian forests
Anthropogenic understorey fires affect large areas of tropical forest, yet their effects on woody plant regeneration post-fire remain poorly understood. We examined the effects of repeated experimental fires on woody stem (less than 1 cm at base) mortality,...
Ecology, economy and management of an agroindustrial frontier landscape in the southeast Amazon
The papers in this special issue address a major challenge facing our society: feeding a population that is simultaneously growing and increasing its per capita food consumption, while preventing widespread ecological and social impoverishment in the tropics. By...
Comércio Ribeirinho Solidário – uma alternativa para geração de renda na Amazônia
Este projeto teve como objetivo contribuir para o fortalecimento do Comércio Ribeirinho solidário. Esta iniciativa, comandada pela ASPROC e com apoio do CNS e da AMARU, mostra como a organização comunitária pode contribuir na construção de tecnologias sociais para o enfrentamento de seus desafios.