Paving BR-319: effects on deforestation and climate

23 de novembro de 2016

nov 23, 2016

Hannah Bent, Wanessa Campos Silva, Paulo Moutinho

Understanding the effects of roads on land use change in the Brazilian Amazon is crucial in developing policies to combat forest destruction. Here we examine one relevant case study: the proposal to pave BR-319. Specifically, we analyze land within 50 km on either side of BR-319 using Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) to identify areas particularly vulnerable to deforestation.

Baixar (sujeito à disponibilidade)

Download (subject to availability)

Veja também

Indicar Estados – Monitoring the Impact of Deforestation Prevention and Control Policies in the Brazilian Amazon

The Indicar Estados project was created with a view to filling this information gap regarding the impacts of priority policies for the prevention and control of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. The initiative includes the creation of impact indicators for the...

Building Bridges Between Agriculture and REDD+: summary of an international REDD+ farm fund proposal

The REDD+ component of the UNFCCC and other REDD processes such as the Governors’ Climate and Forest task force have the potential to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions 10% or more by slowing tropical deforestation and forest degradation and by enhancing forest...

Forest health and global change

Humans rely on healthy forests to supply energy, building materials, and food and to provide services such as storing carbon, hosting biodiversity, and regulating climate. Defining forest health integrates utilitarian and ecosystem measures of forest condition and...