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Deforestation and Carbon Stock Loss in Brazil’s Amazonian Settlements
We estimate deforestation and the carbon stock in 2740 (82 %) of the 3325 settlements in Brazil’s Legal Amazonia region. Estimates are made both using available satellite data and a carbon map for the “pre-modern” period (prior to 1970). We used data from Brazil’s Project for Monitoring Deforestatio...
Autor principal: | Yanai, Aurora Miho |
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Outros Autores: | Nogueira, Euler Melo, Graça, Paulo Maurício Lima Alencastro de, Fearnside, Philip Martin |
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oai:repositorio:1-15369 Deforestation and Carbon Stock Loss in Brazil’s Amazonian Settlements Yanai, Aurora Miho Nogueira, Euler Melo Graça, Paulo Maurício Lima Alencastro de Fearnside, Philip Martin Deforestation Global Warming Vegetation Agrarian Reform Amazon Forests Brazilian Biomes Carbon Reduction Colonization Reform Policies Satellite Data Settlement Project Carbon Carbon Carbon Agrarian Reform Carbon Sequestration Clearcutting Colonization Deforestation Forest Ecosystem Global Warming Policy Implementation Project Design Rural Policy Satellite Data Agricultural Worker Brasil Cocoon Deforestation Government Greenhouse Effect Hydrography Mato Grosso Modern Times Roraima Sustainable Development Tocantins Urban Area Vegetation Biomass Carbon Sequestration Ecosystem Environmental Protection Forest Human Rural Population Trends Amazonia Brasil Biomass Brasil Carbon Carbon Sequestration Conservation Of Natural Resources Ecosystem Forests Humans Rural Population We estimate deforestation and the carbon stock in 2740 (82 %) of the 3325 settlements in Brazil’s Legal Amazonia region. Estimates are made both using available satellite data and a carbon map for the “pre-modern” period (prior to 1970). We used data from Brazil’s Project for Monitoring Deforestation in Amazonia updated through 2013 and from the Brazilian Biomes Deforestation Monitoring Project (PMDBBS) updated through 2010. To obtain the pre-modern and recent carbon stocks we performed an intersection between a carbon map and a map derived from settlement boundaries and deforestation data. Although the settlements analyzed occupied only 8 % of Legal Amazonia, our results indicate that these settlements contributed 17 % (160,410 km2) of total clearing (forest + non-forest) in Legal Amazonia (967,003 km2). This represents a clear-cutting of 41 % of the original vegetation in the settlements. Out of this total, 72 % (115,634 km2) was in the “Federal Settlement Project” (PA) category. Deforestation in settlements represents 20 % (2.6 Pg C) of the total carbon loss in Legal Amazonia (13.1 Pg C). The carbon stock in remaining vegetation represents 3.8 Pg C, or 6 % of the total remaining carbon stock in Legal Amazonia (58.6 Pg C) in the periods analyzed. The carbon reductions in settlements are caused both by the settlers and by external actors. Our findings suggest that agrarian reform policies contributed directly to carbon loss. Thus, the implementation of new settlements should consider potential carbon stock losses, especially if settlements are created in areas with high carbon stocks. © 2016, The Author(s). 2020-05-08T20:36:23Z 2020-05-08T20:36:23Z 2017 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/15369 10.1007/s00267-016-0783-2 en Volume 59, Número 3, Pags. 393-409 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazil http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/ application/pdf Environmental Management |
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Deforestation Global Warming Vegetation Agrarian Reform Amazon Forests Brazilian Biomes Carbon Reduction Colonization Reform Policies Satellite Data Settlement Project Carbon Carbon Carbon Agrarian Reform Carbon Sequestration Clearcutting Colonization Deforestation Forest Ecosystem Global Warming Policy Implementation Project Design Rural Policy Satellite Data Agricultural Worker Brasil Cocoon Deforestation Government Greenhouse Effect Hydrography Mato Grosso Modern Times Roraima Sustainable Development Tocantins Urban Area Vegetation Biomass Carbon Sequestration Ecosystem Environmental Protection Forest Human Rural Population Trends Amazonia Brasil Biomass Brasil Carbon Carbon Sequestration Conservation Of Natural Resources Ecosystem Forests Humans Rural Population |
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Deforestation Global Warming Vegetation Agrarian Reform Amazon Forests Brazilian Biomes Carbon Reduction Colonization Reform Policies Satellite Data Settlement Project Carbon Carbon Carbon Agrarian Reform Carbon Sequestration Clearcutting Colonization Deforestation Forest Ecosystem Global Warming Policy Implementation Project Design Rural Policy Satellite Data Agricultural Worker Brasil Cocoon Deforestation Government Greenhouse Effect Hydrography Mato Grosso Modern Times Roraima Sustainable Development Tocantins Urban Area Vegetation Biomass Carbon Sequestration Ecosystem Environmental Protection Forest Human Rural Population Trends Amazonia Brasil Biomass Brasil Carbon Carbon Sequestration Conservation Of Natural Resources Ecosystem Forests Humans Rural Population Yanai, Aurora Miho Deforestation and Carbon Stock Loss in Brazil’s Amazonian Settlements |
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Deforestation Global Warming Vegetation Agrarian Reform Amazon Forests Brazilian Biomes Carbon Reduction Colonization Reform Policies Satellite Data Settlement Project Carbon Carbon Carbon Agrarian Reform Carbon Sequestration Clearcutting Colonization Deforestation Forest Ecosystem Global Warming Policy Implementation Project Design Rural Policy Satellite Data Agricultural Worker Brasil Cocoon Deforestation Government Greenhouse Effect Hydrography Mato Grosso Modern Times Roraima Sustainable Development Tocantins Urban Area Vegetation Biomass Carbon Sequestration Ecosystem Environmental Protection Forest Human Rural Population Trends Amazonia Brasil Biomass Brasil Carbon Carbon Sequestration Conservation Of Natural Resources Ecosystem Forests Humans Rural Population |
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We estimate deforestation and the carbon stock in 2740 (82 %) of the 3325 settlements in Brazil’s Legal Amazonia region. Estimates are made both using available satellite data and a carbon map for the “pre-modern” period (prior to 1970). We used data from Brazil’s Project for Monitoring Deforestation in Amazonia updated through 2013 and from the Brazilian Biomes Deforestation Monitoring Project (PMDBBS) updated through 2010. To obtain the pre-modern and recent carbon stocks we performed an intersection between a carbon map and a map derived from settlement boundaries and deforestation data. Although the settlements analyzed occupied only 8 % of Legal Amazonia, our results indicate that these settlements contributed 17 % (160,410 km2) of total clearing (forest + non-forest) in Legal Amazonia (967,003 km2). This represents a clear-cutting of 41 % of the original vegetation in the settlements. Out of this total, 72 % (115,634 km2) was in the “Federal Settlement Project” (PA) category. Deforestation in settlements represents 20 % (2.6 Pg C) of the total carbon loss in Legal Amazonia (13.1 Pg C). The carbon stock in remaining vegetation represents 3.8 Pg C, or 6 % of the total remaining carbon stock in Legal Amazonia (58.6 Pg C) in the periods analyzed. The carbon reductions in settlements are caused both by the settlers and by external actors. Our findings suggest that agrarian reform policies contributed directly to carbon loss. Thus, the implementation of new settlements should consider potential carbon stock losses, especially if settlements are created in areas with high carbon stocks. © 2016, The Author(s). |
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Yanai, Aurora Miho |
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Nogueira, Euler Melo Graça, Paulo Maurício Lima Alencastro de Fearnside, Philip Martin |
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Nogueira, Euler Melo Graça, Paulo Maurício Lima Alencastro de Fearnside, Philip Martin |
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Deforestation and Carbon Stock Loss in Brazil’s Amazonian Settlements |
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Deforestation and Carbon Stock Loss in Brazil’s Amazonian Settlements |
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Deforestation and Carbon Stock Loss in Brazil’s Amazonian Settlements |
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Deforestation and Carbon Stock Loss in Brazil’s Amazonian Settlements |
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Deforestation and Carbon Stock Loss in Brazil’s Amazonian Settlements |
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deforestation and carbon stock loss in brazil’s amazonian settlements |
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Environmental Management |
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2020 |
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