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Forest Degradation and Deforestation
Tropical forests are being disturbed by deforestation and forest degradation at an unprecedented pace (Hansen et al. in Science 342:850–853, 2013;...
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Decoding the drivers and effects of deforestation in Peru: a national and regional analysis
High deforestation rates in tropical forests of South America lead to biodiversity loss, climate change and alterations in nature’s contributions to...
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Amazon deforestation: simulated impact of Brazil’s proposed BR-319 highway project
The scenario of deforestation in the Amazon may change with the reconstruction of Highway BR-319, a long-distance road that will expand the region’s...
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Functional responses to deforestation in fish communities inhabiting neotropical streams and rivers
BackgroundDeforestation is a widespread disturbance for neotropical freshwater ecosystems. While biodiversity declines have been associated with...
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Deforestation poses deleterious effects to tree-climbing species under climate change
Habitat loss poses a major threat to global biodiversity. Many studies have explored the potential damages of deforestation to animal populations but...
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Two decades of accelerated deforestation in Peruvian forests: a national and regional analysis (2000–2020)
The global tree cover has kept reducing in the last two decades, mainly in tropical forests, despite the global efforts to conserve biodiversity and...
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The impact of agricultural credit on the cattle inventory and deforestation in Colombia: a spatial analysis
The relationship between agricultural credit and agricultural production as well as the impacts on sustainable development (i.e., poverty...
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Securing oil palm smallholder livelihoods without more deforestation in Indonesia
Facing criticism that Indonesia’s oil palm industry causes deforestation, government and industry representatives have highlighted the role of oil...
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Deforestation impacts on dengue incidence in the Brazilian Amazon
The objective of the study is to perform the spatial analysis of the conditioning factors for the increase in the incidence rate of dengue cases in...
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Large differences between observed and expected Ecuadorian deforestation from 2001 to 2009: a counterfactual simulation approach
Ensuring the integrity of the world’s forests is indispensable for mitigating climate change, combatting biodiversity loss, and protecting the...
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Does deforestation endanger energy security? A panel GMM evidence from 47 sub-Saharan African countries
This empirical study investigates the impact of deforestation on energy security in sub-Saharan Africa. To achieve this, we explored the intricate...
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Relative importance of local and regional/global drivers of mangrove degradation and deforestation in Madagascar
Mangrove ecosystems provide a wide range of goods and services including timber, fuelwood and fish products, for the local population and nationwide....
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Deforestation Drivers Across the Tropics and Their Impacts on Carbon Stocks and Ecosystem Services
Globally, deforestation produces anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, contributing substantially to climate change. Forest cover changes...
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Protected areas reduce deforestation and degradation and enhance woody growth across African woodlands
Protected areas are increasingly promoted for their capacity to sequester carbon, alongside biodiversity benefits. However, we have limited...
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To what extent is REDD + integrated into land-use sectors driving deforestation? Insights from Cameroon
Environmental policies ought to be integrated into economic sectors for successful outcomes. We assess to what extent Reducing Emissions from...
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Caring for the environment. How do deforestation, agricultural land, and urbanization degrade the environment? Fresh insight through the ARDL approach
Deforestation in various economies caused tremendous disintegration and crumbling effects on environmental sustainability and loss of forest...
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Fire may prevent future Amazon forest recovery after large-scale deforestation
The Amazon forest is regarded as a tip** element of the Earth system, susceptible to a regime change from tropical forest to savanna and grassland...
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Influence of deforestation inside and outside indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon Biome
The indigenous lands (ILs) from the Brazilian Amazon are in constant threat, especially regarding deforestation. This research aims to assess whether...
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Future scenarios of land use change in the Gran Chaco: how far is zero-deforestation?
The Gran Chaco (Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil) has turned into a global deforestation hotspot as a consequence of the agricultural...
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Uncovering major types of deforestation frontiers across the world’s tropical dry woodlands
Tropical dry woodlands are rapidly being lost to agricultural expansion, but how deforestation dynamics play out in these woodlands remains poorly...
