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Documentos e relatórios
Povos indígenas e o mecanismo de redução de emissões por desmatamento e degradação florestal (REDD+) na Amazônia brasileira

Povos indígenas e o mecanismo de redução de emissões por desmatamento e degradação florestal (REDD+) na Amazônia brasileira

Almeja-se que as informações condidas neste trabalho contribuam para a construção de um sistema justo e equitativo de repartição de potenciais benefícios de iniciativas de REDD+ que seja voltado para o desenvolvimento dos povos indígenas e de suas organizações.

28/09/2013

Artigos científicos
Ecosystem productivity and carbon cycling in intact and annually burnt forest at the dry southern limit of the Amazon rainforest (Mato Grosso, Brazil)

Ecosystem productivity and carbon cycling in intact and annually burnt forest at the dry southern limit of the Amazon rainforest (Mato Grosso, Brazil)

Background: The impact of fire on carbon cycling in tropical forests is potentially large, but remains poorly quantified, particularly in the locality of the transition forests that mark the boundaries between humid forests and savannas. Aims: To present the first...

18/09/2013

Documentos e relatórios
The Increase in Deforestation in the Amazon in 2013: a point off the curve or out of control?

The Increase in Deforestation in the Amazon in 2013: a point off the curve or out of control?

With the objective of reflecting on the causes that led to this deforestation and stimulating a reaction by the Brazilian Public Sector, IPAM, ISA and IMAZON, present in this document their reflections on the increase in deforestation that occurred in 2013 and put forth a series of recommendations for moving forward with reductions in rates of forest destruction in the Amazon.

15/08/2013

Documentos e relatórios
Indigenous Peoples and the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) mechanism in the Brazilian Amazon – Subsidies to the Discussion of Benefits Sharing

Indigenous Peoples and the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) mechanism in the Brazilian Amazon – Subsidies to the Discussion of Benefits Sharing

The purpose of this publication is to provide a better understanding on the contribution of indigenous perspectives to the discussion of REDD+ benefit sharing, based on some indig- enous’ points of view and experiences of the Amazon indigenous peoples in Brazil. More specifically, the aim from a participatory and consultative process is to provide support for the construction benefit sharing models for REDD+ programs, which actually promotes inclu- sion of these people, focusing on the Brazilian context.

15/08/2013