Deforestation effects on Amazon forest resilience
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DOI: 10.1002/2017gl072955
Abstract: Through vegetation-atmosphere feedbacks, rainfall reductions as a result of Amazon deforestation could reduce the resilience on the remaining forest to perturbations and potentially lead to large-scale Amazon forest loss. We track observation-based water fluxes from… read more here.
Keywords: amazon forest; forest resilience; forest loss; deforestation ... See more keywords
Does leakage exist in China’s typical protected areas? Evidence from 13 national nature reserves
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16068-7
Abstract: There is profound interest in knowing the degree to which the effectiveness of China’s nature reserves, and whether leakage is common around the reserves, in the face of the most drastic conflicts between conservation and… read more here.
Keywords: nature reserves; loss rates; leakage; forest loss ... See more keywords
Early warning sign of forest loss in protected areas
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.072
Abstract: As humanity is facing the double challenge of species extinctions and climate change, designating parts of forests as protected areas is a key conservation strategy.1-4 Protected areas, encompassing 14.9% of the Earth's land surface and… read more here.
Keywords: protection; protected areas; early warning; warning sign ... See more keywords
The effects of urbanization on China's forest loss from 2000 to 2012: Evidence from a panel analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.317
Abstract: Abstract Forest loss has severe impacts on global environment change and biodiversity. However, few studies have used panel models to analyze forest loss at the national level, attributed to the limited time-space-series data on the… read more here.
Keywords: panel; china forest; loss; level ... See more keywords
Environmental effects of development programs: Experimental evidence from West African dryland forests
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102737
Abstract: Abstract Environmental effects of development programs are the subject of an ongoing debate. We contribute to this debate by studying effects of a randomly allocated, nationwide development program in The Gambia on deforestation, focusing on… read more here.
Keywords: environmental effects; program; development programs; effects development ... See more keywords
Anthropogenic drivers of headwater and riparian forest loss and degradation in a highly fragmented southern Amazonian landscape
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.12.062
Abstract: Freshwater ecosystems across the Amazon are largely comprised of small streams and headwaters of riparian zones. These areas are legally protected within private landholdings in Brazil, but recent changes in the environmental legislation have slackened… read more here.
Keywords: degradation; headwater riparian; riparian forest; loss degradation ... See more keywords
‘Partial’ participation in Payments for Environmental Services (PES): Land enrolment and forest loss in the Mexican Lacandona Rainforest
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.04.011
Abstract: Payments for Environmental Services (PES) mushroomed since the late 1990s as a key strategy to curb forest loss and degradation. PES typically provide conditional incentives for the conservation of standing forests, often in short-term and… read more here.
Keywords: services pes; mexican lacandona; payments environmental; loss ... See more keywords
Exploring potential impacts of mining on forest loss and fragmentation within a biodiverse region of Brazil's northeastern Amazon
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101662
Abstract: Mining is a significant driver of deforestation. Not only do mines clear native forests for mineral extraction, they also often establish new infrastructure, which indirectly facilitates new access to land and further clearing. Forest loss… read more here.
Keywords: loss fragmentation; mining; forest loss; impacts mining ... See more keywords
Atlantic Forest loss caused by the world´s largest tailing dam collapse (Fundão Dam, Mariana, Brazil)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rsase.2018.08.003
Abstract: Abstract The collapse of Fundao dam in Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil, released more than 50 million cubic meters of ore tailings into the environment, representing the world's largest mining disaster. Three analyses estimating the forest… read more here.
Keywords: dam mariana; collapse; ore tailings; dam ... See more keywords
High-resolution global maps of 21st-century annual forest loss: Independent accuracy assessment and application in a temperate forest region of Atlantic Canada
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2016.10.040
Abstract: Abstract Monitoring forest ecosystems requires accurate and up-to-date information on the type and extent of forest depletions, which may exist but are not always open and transparent. The ever growing, freely accessible Landsat archive provides… read more here.
Keywords: annual forest; accuracy; temperate forest; forest loss ... See more keywords
Pervasive Rise of Small-scale Deforestation in Amazonia
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19358-2
Abstract: Understanding forest loss patterns in Amazonia, the Earth’s largest rainforest region, is critical for effective forest conservation and management. Following the most detailed analysis to date, spanning the entire Amazon and extending over a 14-year… read more here.
Keywords: small scale; pervasive rise; rise small; forest loss ... See more keywords