Tropical forests are important regulators of the flux and storage of carbon, water, and energy in the Biosphere, and they are the habitat of more than three-fourths of the world’s plant and animal species. These ecosystems are also undergoing rapid conversion through pasture formation, shifting cultivation and timber highgrading as the people of tropical nations turn to forestlands for sustenance and wealth.
Indicar Estados – Monitoring the Impact of Deforestation Prevention and Control Policies in the Brazilian Amazon
Indicar Estados – Monitoring the Impact of Deforestation Prevention and Control Policies in the Brazilian Amazon
The Indicar Estados project was created with a view to filling this information gap regarding the impacts of priority policies for the prevention and control of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. The initiative includes the creation of impact indicators for the...