Deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia: History, rates, and consequences
Brazil's Amazon forest remained largely intact until the "modern" era of deforestation began with the inauguration of the Transamazon Highway in 1970. Amazonian deforestation rates have trended upward since 1991, with clearing proceeding at a variable but rapid pace. Although Amazonian forests are c...
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oai:repositorio:1-18838 Deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia: History, rates, and consequences Fearnside, Philip Martin Deforestation Ecological Impact Habitat Fragmentation Habitat Loss Rainforest Ranching Road Construction Timber Harvesting Amazonia Brasil South America Western Hemisphere World Bos Taurus Brazil's Amazon forest remained largely intact until the "modern" era of deforestation began with the inauguration of the Transamazon Highway in 1970. Amazonian deforestation rates have trended upward since 1991, with clearing proceeding at a variable but rapid pace. Although Amazonian forests are cut for various reasons, cattle ranching predominates. The large and medium-sized ranches account for about 70% of clearing activity. Profit from beef cattle is only one of the income sources that make deforestation profitable. Forest degradation results from logging, ground fires (facilitated by logging), and the effects of fragmentation and edge formation. Degradation contributes to forest loss. The impacts of deforestation include loss of biodiversity, reduced water cycling (and rainfall), and contributions to global warming. Strategies to slow deforestation include repression through licensing procedures, monitoring, and fines. The severity of penalties for deforestation needs to be sufficient to deter illegal clearing but not so great as to be unenforceable. Policy reform is also needed to address root causes of deforestation, including the role of clearing in establishing land claims. 2020-06-15T22:03:21Z 2020-06-15T22:03:21Z 2005 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18838 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00697.x en Volume 19, Número 3, Pags. 680-688 Restrito Conservation Biology |
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Brazil's Amazon forest remained largely intact until the "modern" era of deforestation began with the inauguration of the Transamazon Highway in 1970. Amazonian deforestation rates have trended upward since 1991, with clearing proceeding at a variable but rapid pace. Although Amazonian forests are cut for various reasons, cattle ranching predominates. The large and medium-sized ranches account for about 70% of clearing activity. Profit from beef cattle is only one of the income sources that make deforestation profitable. Forest degradation results from logging, ground fires (facilitated by logging), and the effects of fragmentation and edge formation. Degradation contributes to forest loss. The impacts of deforestation include loss of biodiversity, reduced water cycling (and rainfall), and contributions to global warming. Strategies to slow deforestation include repression through licensing procedures, monitoring, and fines. The severity of penalties for deforestation needs to be sufficient to deter illegal clearing but not so great as to be unenforceable. Policy reform is also needed to address root causes of deforestation, including the role of clearing in establishing land claims. |
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Artigo |
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Fearnside, Philip Martin |
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Deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia: History, rates, and consequences |
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Deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia: History, rates, and consequences |
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Deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia: History, rates, and consequences |
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Deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia: History, rates, and consequences |
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Deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia: History, rates, and consequences |
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deforestation in brazilian amazonia: history, rates, and consequences |
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Conservation Biology |
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2020 |
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