Building on the findings of various research work this online article highlights the importance of floodplain forests for the survival and maintaining the diversity of fish populations in the Amazon.
This white paper presents an overview on addressing wildlife trafficking in Latin America. The various chapters are dedicated to providing context, domestic and transcontinental trade, trends and challenges. The paper
The research article argues to define adequate scales for the ecosystem‐based management of commercial fisheries and the wetlands on which they depend. The authors mapped fisheries and fish ecology data
Pasture is a major driver of land-use change throughout Latin America. This is especially true in the Brazilian Amazon, where 70% of deforested land is under pasture. This paper examines
This report focuses on the Brazilian Soy Moratorium (BSM) which is arguably the world’s most successful value chain intervention to date for addressing tropical deforestation. The report illustrates both the
This paper shows recent progress in our understanding of climate variability and trends in the Amazon region, and how these interact with land use change. The review includes an overview
This research article presents the results of a study that used the most spatially detailed historical record of satellite imagery available to show that the area of intensive row cropping
This paper is intended to support the climate finance community, consisting of policy makers; multilateral agencies; development finance institution and private sector insurance and capital markets, in understanding the value
The article argues that current PAs in Brazil have limited efficacy in the protection of freshwater biodiversity. It states that new PAs should better consider aquatic environments, covering entire basins,
The document presents the 19 strategic actions, that were agreed by the Member Countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO). The member countries are Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana,
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For Many Fish, Forest is Just as Necessary as Water
Building on the findings of various research work this online article highlights the importance of floodplain forests for the survival and maintaining the diversity of fish populations in the Amazon.
Adverting a Crisis: Wildlife Trafficking in Latin America
This white paper presents an overview on addressing wildlife trafficking in Latin America. The various chapters are dedicated to providing context, domestic and transcontinental trade, trends and challenges. The paper
Ecosystem‐based management of Amazon fisheries and wetlands
The research article argues to define adequate scales for the ecosystem‐based management of commercial fisheries and the wetlands on which they depend. The authors mapped fisheries and fish ecology data
Beef in the Brazilian Amazon
Pasture is a major driver of land-use change throughout Latin America. This is especially true in the Brazilian Amazon, where 70% of deforested land is under pasture. This paper examines
Soybeans in the Brazilian Amazon and the Case of the Brazilian Soy Moratorium
This report focuses on the Brazilian Soy Moratorium (BSM) which is arguably the world’s most successful value chain intervention to date for addressing tropical deforestation. The report illustrates both the
Changes in Climate and land Use Over the Amazon Region: Current and Future Variability and Trends
This paper shows recent progress in our understanding of climate variability and trends in the Amazon region, and how these interact with land use change. The review includes an overview
Near doubling of Brazil’s intensive row crop area since 2000
This research article presents the results of a study that used the most spatially detailed historical record of satellite imagery available to show that the area of intensive row cropping
Helping Forests Adapt to Climate Change
This paper is intended to support the climate finance community, consisting of policy makers; multilateral agencies; development finance institution and private sector insurance and capital markets, in understanding the value
Protected areas – A focus on Brazilian freshwater biodiversity
The article argues that current PAs in Brazil have limited efficacy in the protection of freshwater biodiversity. It states that new PAs should better consider aquatic environments, covering entire basins,
Regional Strategy for Integrated Water Resources Management in the Amazon Basin
The document presents the 19 strategic actions, that were agreed by the Member Countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO). The member countries are Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana,