Achieving zero deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: what is missing?

16 de setembro de 2016

set 16, 2016

Paulo Moutinho, Raissa Guerra, Cláudia Azevedo-Ramos

Amazon deforestation causes severe climatic and ecological disruptions, with negative consequences for the livelihood of forest-dependent peoples. To avoid further disruptions, Brazil will need to take bold steps to eliminate both illegal and legal Amazon deforestation over the short term. We then propose six fundamental strategies to help Brazil achieve a more ambitious goal to eliminate all major legal and illegal Amazon deforestation.

Moutinho, P., Guerra, R., e Azevedo-Ramos, C. Achieving zero deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: What is missing? 2016. Elementa Science of the Anthropocene.

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