This document aims to identify the main obstacles and bottlenecks that limit the implementation of effective measures to tackle deforestation, taking into account the vision and motivation of the different
Leia em Português Picture credit: Meylin Chang, Proyecto EbA Amazonía, PNUD Five qualified and motivated candidates are sought to complete PhD studies at Virginia Tech and Indiana University in an
The western Amazon needs to expand its protected-area system to ensure the conservation of its immense and threatened biodiversity. The cost of the proposed expansion, estimated at US$ 100 million
This report presents an updated global analysis using a more recent data set with improved representation of species monitored in areas generally classified as tropical. Using the Living Planet Index
This index combines the economic and financial factors that currently inform risk-modelling for sovereign debt investments, and the risks related to natural capital and climate change. The resulting indicators are
This assessment explores Brazil’s role in illegal wildlife trade (IWT) identifying past and present wildlife legislation, institutional context, species targeted by trade, and recommendations that reflect current needs and priorities
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a dramatic impact on the global community; on people’s lives and health, livelihoods, economies, and behaviours. Most zoonotic disease pandemics, including COVID-19, arise from the
This article assesses the cost of monitoring and preventing disease spillover driven by the unprecedented loss and fragmentation of tropical forests and by the burgeoning wildlife trade. Currently, we invest
This article assesses trends in the carbon sink using 244 structurally intact African tropical forests spanning 11 countries, compare them with 321 published plots from Amazonia and investigate the underlying
The recent niobium study offers an example of how science can be proactive in analyzing the environmental impact of infrastructure development well before it happens, hopefully helping guide policy decisions
Documents
Political and economic analysis of deforestation in regions affected by the conflict in Colombia - The case of Caqueta, Meta and Guaviare
This document aims to identify the main obstacles and bottlenecks that limit the implementation of effective measures to tackle deforestation, taking into account the vision and motivation of the different
Five PhD Graduate Student positions on the social-ecological dynamics of fisheries in Amazonia
Leia em Português Picture credit: Meylin Chang, Proyecto EbA Amazonía, PNUD Five qualified and motivated candidates are sought to complete PhD studies at Virginia Tech and Indiana University in an
Cost-effective protection of biodiversity in the western Amazon
The western Amazon needs to expand its protected-area system to ensure the conservation of its immense and threatened biodiversity. The cost of the proposed expansion, estimated at US$ 100 million
The Living Planet Index (LPI) for migratory freshwater fish
This report presents an updated global analysis using a more recent data set with improved representation of species monitored in areas generally classified as tropical. Using the Living Planet Index
Climate & Nature Sovereign Index
This index combines the economic and financial factors that currently inform risk-modelling for sovereign debt investments, and the risks related to natural capital and climate change. The resulting indicators are
Wildlife trafficking in Brazil
This assessment explores Brazil’s role in illegal wildlife trade (IWT) identifying past and present wildlife legislation, institutional context, species targeted by trade, and recommendations that reflect current needs and priorities
Editorial essay: Covid‐19 and protected and conserved areas
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a dramatic impact on the global community; on people’s lives and health, livelihoods, economies, and behaviours. Most zoonotic disease pandemics, including COVID-19, arise from the
Ecology and economics for pandemic prevention
This article assesses the cost of monitoring and preventing disease spillover driven by the unprecedented loss and fragmentation of tropical forests and by the burgeoning wildlife trade. Currently, we invest
Asynchronous Carbon Sink Saturation in African and Amazonian Tropical Forests
This article assesses trends in the carbon sink using 244 structurally intact African tropical forests spanning 11 countries, compare them with 321 published plots from Amazonia and investigate the underlying
Niobium mining in Brazilian Amazon would cause significant forest loss: Study
The recent niobium study offers an example of how science can be proactive in analyzing the environmental impact of infrastructure development well before it happens, hopefully helping guide policy decisions