Deforestation

The role of soybean production as an underlying driver of deforestation in the South American Chaco
South America’s tropical dry forests and savannas are under increasing pressure from agricultural expansion. Cattle ranching and …
Verena Fehlenberg, Matthias Baumann, Nestor Ignacio Gasparri, María Piquer-Rodríguez, Gregorio Gavier Pizarro, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Competition for Land-Based Ecosystem Services
In this chapter, we define, conceptualize, and exemplify competition for ecosystem services derived from land. Competition for …
Daniel Muller, Helmut Haberl, Lara Esther Bartels, Matthias Baumann, Marvin Beckert, Christian Levers, Florian Schierhorn, Jana Zscheischler, Petr Havlik, Patrick Hostert, Ole Mertz, Pete Smith
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Land-Use Competition in the South American Chaco
The dry forests of the Chaco in South America are under great land conversion pressure, mostly for establishing pastures and soybean …
Matthias Baumann, María Piquer-Rodríguez, Verena Fehlenberg, Gregorio Gavier Pizarro, Tobias Kuemmerle
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Conservation and conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Tropical forests provide critical ecosystem services worldwide. Nonetheless, ongoing agricultural expansion, timber extraction, and …
Van Butsic, Matthias Baumann, Anja Shortland, Volker C. Radeloff, Sarah Walker, Tobias Kuemmerle
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