In November 14, 2017, the Ministry for Environment of Brazil and the Legal Amazon State Governors Forum, besides the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ), the Amazon Fund and the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM), invited governments, private sector and civil society to discuss the challenges and the opportunities to achieve the Amazon sustainable development. This report summaries the participation of the Amazon-Bonn speakers.
Droughts Amplify Differences Between the Energy Balance Components of Amazon Forests and Croplands
Droughts can exert a strong influence on the regional energy balance of the Amazon and Cerrado, as can the replacement of native vegetation by croplands. What remains unclear is how these two forcing factors interact and whether land cover changes fundamentally...