Boletim do CIMC | Edição 3
O Comitê Indígena de Mudanças Climáticas (CIMC) tem a responsabilidade de acompanhar os debates nacionais e internacionais sobre o clima e divulga estudos realizados pelos povos indígenas sobre mudanças climáticas com o intuito de valorizar os conhecimentos...
AVANÇA BRASIL: Os Custos Ambientais para a Amazônia
Relatório do Projeto “Cenários Futuros para a Amazônia”, que analisa o impacto dos planos do projeto "Avança Brasil" na região amazônica. Entre suas metas para os próximos anos está a quase duplicação da extensão das estradas pavimentadas e a construção de portos,...
Amazonia at the millennium
Much of what we thought was true about Amazon rainforests has turned out to be not quite so. As perceptions sharpen, the value of the Amazon ecosystem is becoming more fully appreciated, as are the consequences of converting this forest to other uses. Even though...
Evolution of the Brazilian phytogeography classification systems: implications for biodiversity conservation
Undoubtedly the increase in scientific knowledge and the use of techniques such as remote sensing fostered a significant evolution of Brazilian phytogeography. Today there is a much better knowledge of the distinct physiognomies present in our territory. In some...
Flames in the rainforest: origins, impacts and alternatives to Amazon fire
This book presents an analysis of fire in the Brazilian Amazon with the goal of identifying means by which the negative effects of Amazon fires might be reduced.
New Observations on Cebus kaapori (Queiroz, 1992) in eastern Brazilian Amazonia
Cebus kaapori is a new species of untufted capuchin monkey recently described by Queiroz (1992). It is similar to Cebus olivaceus, and data from molecular studies indicate that this new form is differentiated from C. olivaceus at no more than the subspecific level...
Positive Feedbacks in the Fire Dynamic of Closed Canopy Tropical Forests
The incidence and importance of fire in the Amazon have increased substantially during the past decade, but the effects of this disturbance force are still poorly understood. The forest fire dynamics in two regions of the eastern Amazon were studied. Accidental...