An overview of forest loss and restoration in the Brazilian Amazon

Cruz, Denis Conrado da; Benayas, José María Rey; Ferreira, Gracialda Costa; Santos, Sabrina Ribeiro; Schwartz, Gustavo

doi:10.1007/s11056-020-09777-3

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“…Absolute rates of natural regeneration were strongly dependent on the overall amount of deforested area, with higher rates in Pará (maximum of 50% of deforested area) on former pastures with lower management intensity compared to Mato Grosso (maximum of 25% of deforested area) where capitalintensive cropland and pasture systems dominate (Müller et al 2016). In the Brazilian Amazon, Conrado da Cruz et al (2020) identified 405 forest restoration projects in 191 municipalities between 1950 and 2017, forest restoration techniques used in descending order of importance were seedling planting, agroforestry systems, assisted natural regeneration, and natural regeneration.…”

Section: Natural Forest Regeneration In the Tropics And Subtropicsmentioning

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Fostering natural forest regeneration on former agricultural land through economic and policy interventions

Chazdon

Lindenmayer

Guariguata

et al. 2020

Environ. Res. Lett.

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Under suitable conditions, deforested land used for agricultural crops or pastures can revert to forest through the assisted or unassisted process of natural regeneration. These naturally regenerating forests conserve biodiversity, provide a wide array of ecosystem goods and services, and support rural economies and livelihoods. Based on studies in tropical and temperate forest ecosystems, we summarize cases where natural regeneration is occurring in agricultural landscapes around the world and identify the socio-ecological factors that favor its development and affect its qualities, outcomes and persistence. We describe how the economic and policy context creates barriers for the development, persistence, and management of naturally regenerating forests, including perverse outcomes of policies intended to enhance protection of native forests. We conclude with recommendations for specific economic and policy interventions at local, national, and global scales to enhance forest natural regeneration and to promote the sustainable management of regrowth forests on former agricultural land while strengthening rural communities and economies.

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Section: Natural Forest Regeneration In the Tropics And Subtropicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fostering natural forest regeneration on former agricultural land through economic and policy interventions

Chazdon

Lindenmayer

Guariguata

et al. 2020

Environ. Res. Lett.

115

109

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“…Restoration and recovery of degraded areas with agroforestry systems, silviculture and planting of seedlings is being used in the Brazilian Amazon [57,58]. For example, the restoration of PA using palm and fruit trees (native or not), besides contributing to biodiversity protection and to local community subsistence, can also create commercial and manufacturing opportunities, adding value to products (organic cultivation certification, frozen fruit pulp).…”

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Perception of Nature’s Contributions to People in Rural Communities in the Eastern Amazon

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Nature’s contributions to people (NCP) are increasingly being considered in decisions by policy-makers because of their relevance to the well-being of people. Learning the value of nature from the perception of communities can help to define priorities and to guide the development of public policies for environmental conservation. The objective of this study was to analyze the perception of the importance, benefits, and problems of NCP among residents of five rural communities, and their opinion about the protected areas of the municipality, considering their socioeconomic characteristics. The method consisted of conducting questionnaire-based, semi-structured, face-to-face interviews with a sample of 214 randomly selected households in five rural communities of Parauapebas (Pará, Eastern Amazon). We used appropriate statistical tests for data analysis. The main results show that the communities were highly homogeneous and that 52% of the households had low income (below a minimum wage of USD 250). A high proportion of respondents gave the highest importance to all categories of NCP (2/3 of respondents for material, 3/4 for non-material, and 4/5 for regulating NCP). The most commonly mentioned benefits of NCP referred to subsistence or livelihood and quality of life (40% of total mentions). Environmental degradation problems were the most cited (38% of total mentions). Almost all respondents stated that they had a positive opinion about the protected areas of the municipality, despite underusing them. This study is relevant because it analyses, for the first time, the perceptions of NCP among residents of rural communities in the Eastern Amazon, an essential aspect for decision-and public policy-making.

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“…Post-mining restoration experiences date back to the 1990s (Parrotta and Knowles 2001), but the success of these interventions are highly dependent on how the rehabilitation process is managed (Neri and Sánchez 2010). Key ingredients for successful restoration, such as contextual knowledge, adequate financial resources, and long-time frames necessary to monitor a restoration trajectory (da Cruz et al 2020;Kalamandeen et al 2020), are lacking in areas where illegal gold mining occurs.…”

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The outbreak of illegal gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon boosts deforestation

Siqueira-Gay

Sánchez

2021

Reg Environ Change

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Increased prices and political pressure are boosting illegal gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon, threatening forests, indigenous people, and conservation of biodiversity in protected areas. The rate of illegal mining deforestation increased more than 90% from 2017 to 2020, reaching 101.7 km2 annually in 2020 compared to 52.9 km2 annually in 2017. In that period, illegal mining deforestation rate grew more than the rate of clearing within mining leases. While formal mining is required to comply with environmental regulations, most small-scale or artisanal mining and especially illegal mining areas are abandoned after reserves are exhausted, without proper rehabilitation. Deforestation due to illegal mining is likely to increase in the next years, calling for coordination between local and regional policies as well as for strengthening and expanding international mechanisms to increase traceability of mineral supply chains with certification schemes to help to curb illegal mining.

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An overview of forest loss and restoration in the Brazilian Amazon

Cited by 60 publications

References 66 publications

Fostering natural forest regeneration on former agricultural land through economic and policy interventions

Fostering natural forest regeneration on former agricultural land through economic and policy interventions

Perception of Nature’s Contributions to People in Rural Communities in the Eastern Amazon

The outbreak of illegal gold mining in the Brazilian Amazon boosts deforestation

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