Brazil-China Cooperation for Sustainable Development
IPAM produces research on the relationship between Brazil and China across climate, trade, and environmental conservation agendas - from protecting the Cerrado and the Amazon to opportunities for sustainable cooperation between the two countries. Explore two IPAM...
O Prejuízo Oculto do Fogo: Custos Econômicos das Queimadas e Incêndios Florestais na Amazônia
Relatório do Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM) em colaboração com o Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA) e o Centro de Pesquisa Woods Hole (WHRC) sobre os prejuízos dos incêndios e queimadas florestais....
Unexpected results of a pilot throughfall exclusion experiment on soil emissions of CO2, CH4, N2O, and NO in eastern Amazonia
The eastern Amazon Basin may become drier as a result of less regional recirculation of water in a largely deforested landscape and because of increased frequency and intensity of El Niño events induced by global warming. Drier conditions may affect several plant...
Issues in Amazonian Development
Discussion on previous article by Laurance et al in Science. Full letter
Impacto das políticas públicas sobre manejo comunitário de recursos naturais
Experimento de criação de um sistema formal de gestão participativa dos recursos naturais florestais e de várzea. O estudo demonstra que ocorreram grandes mudanças nas políticas e nas instituições de gestão de recursos naturais, aumentando de forma substancial o grau de participação dos usuários na gestão local.
Uptake of water by lateral roots of small trees in an Amazonian Tropical Forest
A pulse chase technique was used to determine depth and breath of plant water uptake in an Amazonian evergreen forest. Two 2×2 m2 plots were irrigated with deuterated water. The deuterium pulse, measured as δD values of soil and plant sap water, was followed in the...