Amazônia em Chamas nº 12 – entendendo a relação entre o fogo e desmatamento em 2023
Apesar da redução de 50% no desmatamento na Amazônia, a pior seca em 125 anos aumentou o fogo em outras áreas do bioma, elevando a área queimada total para 10 milhões de hectares, 36% a mais do que em 2022. Dados foram publicados Nota Técnica Amazônia em Chamas nº...
Tropical Forests: Conserving Climate and Culture
Climate change is occurring now in many places in the tropics. Avoiding large future changes will require empowerment of indigenous peoples and traditional communities as land stewards. Further, scientists must work with stakeholders and policymakers to understand...
GIS without GPS: new opportunities in technology and survey research to link people and place
This paper presents innovative ways to relate survey data to GIS maps, thereby making the connection of people and place more accessible for the research community. Based on data from rural areas in the Brazilian Amazon, we describe a successful effort to sample...
Changing Amazon biomass and the role of atmospheric CO2 concentration, climate, and land use
The Amazon tropical evergreen forest is an important component of the global carbon budget. Its forest floristic composition, structure, and function are sensitive to changes in climate, atmospheric composition, and land use. In this study biomass and productivity...
Desmatamento até 2014 conforme classificação fundiária
Mapa produzido pelo IPAM indica desmatamento na Amazônia até 2014 e classificação fundiária.
PEC 215: Ameaça aos direitos e ao meio ambiente
Não somente os direitos indígenas, garantidos pela Constituição Federal de 1988, estão ameaçados pela Proposta de Emenda Constitucional 215 de 2000 (PEC 215/00). Atualmente em discussão no Congresso Nacional, esta PEC, que também abarca propostas apensadas...
PEC 215: Threat to Rights and to the Environment
In addition to enforcing the fundamental rights of indigenous peoples, Indigenous Lands (ILs) are crucial for the maintenance of important ecosystem services. However, this role is under threat. If the Proposed Constitutional Amendment 215 of 2000 (PEC 215/00), currently under discussion in the Brazilian National Congress, is approved, it can cause serious legal insecurity for Indigenous Lands.