This article presents a 21st Century agenda for Amazonian conservation. The agenda calls for developing a system of refugia and a scientific methodology for predicting impacts of the infrastructure development vision for the region. It also calls for a collaborative approach to conservation planning, in the interest of fruitful engagement with decision-makers and stakeholders. The ideas explored here emerged from the collaboration of peers over a decade, which culminated in a panel presentation, Scientific Analysis, and Simulation Models to Support Conservation and Development Decision-Making, at the Tools and Strategies Workshop held at the University of Florida in October, 2017.
Cerrado: A contribuição da savana brasileira para emissões de GEE e soluções climáticas
O bioma Cerrado desempenha um importante papel no perfil de emissões do Brasil: devido à sua extensa área, à crescente tendência da expansão agrícola e à baixa quantidade de áreas protegidas, o Cerrado é a segunda maior fonte de emissões de GEE no setor de mudança...
