Land use policies and deforestation in Brazilian tropical dry forests between 2000 and 2015

Land use policies and deforestation in Brazilian tropical dry forests between 2000 and 2015

Tropical Dry Forests (TDFs) have been broadly converted into pastures and crops, with direct consequences to biodiversity, ecosystem services, and social welfare. Such land use and cover changes (LUCC) usually are strongly influenced by government environmental and development policies. The present...

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Main Authors: Mariana G V Dupin, Mário M Espírito-Santo, Marcos E Leite, Jhonathan O Silva, André M Rocha, Rômulo S Barbosa, Felisa C Anaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
Land cover changes
deforestation
natural regeneration
human welfare
conservation strategies
environmental policies
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaadea

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaadea

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