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.
Reducing carbon emissions from deforestation: the role of ARPA’s protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon
Reducing carbon emissions from deforestation: the role of ARPA’s protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon
Esse estudo mostra que, além do seu papel fundamental na conservação da biodiversidade, as áreas protegidas no bioma Amazônia, em particular as que são apoiadas pelo programa ARPA, efetivamente reduzem o desmatamento e as emissões de carbono. O documento está em...