Moist tropical forests in Amazonia and elsewhere are subjected to increasingly severe drought episodes through the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and possibly through deforestation-driven reductions in rainfall. The effects of this trend on tropical forest canopy dynamics, emissions of greenhouse gases, and other ecological functions are potentially large but poorly understood. We established a throughfall exclusion experiment in an east-central Amazon forest (Tapajo´s National Forest, Brazil) to help understand these effects.
Subsidies for a Cattle Ranching Intensification Subprogram in Acre: A State Analysis
The main objective of this technical report is to provide background information for Acre’s Incentive Program for Environmental Services (SISA) concerning the cattle ranching intensification subprogram.