Tropical Deforestation

Considering land use complexity and overlap is critical for sustainability planning

Land use is both a driver and a lever to address sustainability challenges like biodiversity loss, climate change, and food security. …
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Hunting and habitat destruction drive widespread functional declines of top predators in a global deforestation hotspot

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We investigated the effects of habitat destruction and hunting on the functional decline of top predators, specifically jaguar and …
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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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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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An actor-centered, scalable land system typology for addressing biodiversity loss in the world’s tropical dry woodlands
Land use is a key driver of the ongoing biodiversity crisis and therefore also a major opportunity for its mitigation. However, …
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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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Tropical dry woodland loss occurs disproportionately in areas of highest conservation value
Tropical and subtropical dry woodlands are rich in biodiversity and carbon. Yet, many of these woodlands are under high deforestation …
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Partitioning the effects of habitat loss, hunting and climate change on the endangered Chacoan peccary

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Land-use change and overexploitation are major threats to biodiversity, and climate change will exert additional pressure in the …
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Agricultural intensification, Indigenous stewardship and land sparing in tropical dry forests
Agricultural intensification, an increase in per-area productivity, may spare forests otherwise lost to agricultural expansion. Yet …
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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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