China-Brazil trade relations: towards a new path for sustainable cooperation
China and Brazil have entered a new phase of bilateral cooperation in which trade, food security, climate resilience, and environmental sustainability are increasingly interconnected. Brazil has consolidated its position as China’s leading agricultural supplier,...
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.