Esse mapa traz o desenho dos 49,8 milhões de florestas não-designadas existentes na Amazônia, após limpeza de sobreposições, conforme descrito no artigo científico “Lawless land in no man’s land“, publicado em junho de 2020. Além dos limites, elas estão identificadas pelo ente responsável (esfera estadual ou federal) e sobrepostas ao desmatamento registrado até 2018.
Forest fires in the Amazon: short-term individual benefits versus long-term societal costs
Forest fires in the Amazon: short-term individual benefits versus long-term societal costs
Fire is the least expensive and most broadly used method of clearing land and converting forest biomass into soil nutrients for pastures and crops in the tropics. Fire is also used to control weeds and to reinvigorate palatable pasture grasses. Even if beneficial for farmers over the short run, intensification of deforestation and burning impose long-term costs on individuals and society.