This paper is to introduce all partners involved in the Unlocking Forest Finance project – UFF, the major facts in terms of economics, demographics, natural capital and public policy of Brazil and Mato Grosso region.
Riparian forests buffer the negative effects of cropland on macroinvertebrate diversity in lowland Amazonian streams
Riparian forests regulate stream ecosystems and biodiversity. Therefore, changes to riparian structure may threaten stream ecosystem function by triggering taxonomic and functional changes to aquatic communities. Because macroinvertebrate assemblages are sensitive...