Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture together with forestry (including land-use changes (LUC)) are responsible for nearly 30% of global anthropogenic emissions (IPCC, 2007), but the mitigation potential of these sectors is significant.
Health impacts of smoke exposure in South America: increased risk for populations in the Amazonian Indigenous territories
Health impacts of smoke exposure in South America: increased risk for populations in the Amazonian Indigenous territories
Smoke particulate matter emitted by fires in the Amazon Basin poses a threat to human health. Past research on this threat has mainly focused on the health impacts on countries as a whole or has relied on hospital admission data to quantify the health response....