Chaco

Links between deforestation, conservation areas and conservation funding in major deforestation regions of South America
  1. Land-use change is a major driver of biodiversity loss, affecting tropical forests and savannas at an unprecedented rate. To protect …
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Mapping opportunities and barriers for coexistence between people and pumas in the Argentine Dry Chaco
Aim: The persistence of large carnivore populations depends on their survival outside protected areas, where they often impact local …
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Troubled waters at the frontier: Mapping forest-dependent people's access to surface water in the Dry Chaco
Several studies have demonstrated that agricultural commodity frontier expansion impacts local populations’ access to terrestrial …
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What is still at stake in the Gran Chaco? Social-ecological impacts of alternative land-system futures in a global deforestation hotspot
Commodity agriculture continues to spread into tropical dry forests globally, eroding their social-ecological integrity. Understanding …
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Silvopastoral management for lowering trade-offs between beef production and carbon storage in tropical dry woodlands
Tropical dry woodlands and savannas harbour high levels of biodiversity and carbon, but are also important regions for agricultural …
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Changing Determinants of International Conservation Funding Committed to Major Deforestation Regions in South America
International conservation funding to low- and middle-income countries has increased significantly in recent years. However, …
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Partitioning the effects of habitat loss, hunting and climate change on the endangered Chacoan peccary
Aim: Land-use change and overexploitation are major threats to biodiversity, and climate change will exert additional pressure in the …
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Linking disturbance history to current forest structure to assess the impact of disturbances in tropical dry forests
Tropical dry forests are widespread, harbour vast amounts of carbon and unique biodiversity, and underpin the livelihoods of millions. …
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Priority areas for promoting co-benefits between conservation and the traditional use of mammals and birds in the Chaco
As ambitious new targets to increase area-based conservation are discussed, there is a growing concern that such an expansion might …
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Frontier metrics for a process-based understanding of deforestation dynamics
Agricultural expansion into tropical and subtropical forests often leads to major social-ecological trade-offs. Yet, despite ever-more …
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