Submission by Environmental Defense and the Amazon Institute for Environmental Research (IPAM) to the XXVI Session of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), February 23 2007.
A social-ecological approach to identify and quantify biodiversity tipping points in South America's seasonal dry ecosystems
Tropical dry forests and savannas harbour unique biodiversity and provide critical ES, yet they are under severe pressure globally. We need to improve our understanding of how and when this pressure provokes tipping points in biodiversity and the associated...