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The emergence of a new deforestation hotspot in Amazonia

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Author(s):
Mataveli, Guilherme A. V. [1] ; Chaves, Michel E. D. [1] ; Brunsell, Nathaniel A. [2] ; Aragao, Luiz E. O. C. [1]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Natl Inst Space Res INPE, Earth Observat & Geoinformat Div, BR-12227010 Sao Jose Dos Campos, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Kansas, Dept Geog & Atmospher Sci, Lawrence, KS 66045 - USA
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION; v. 19, n. 1, p. 33-36, JAN-MAR 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

The Brazilian Amazon is facing a deforestation boom with potentially new deforestation hotspots emerging. We have identified one of these hotspots at the margins of the BR-319, where bidding notices for paving this highway were recently announced in spite of having legal permission for it. Approximately 90% of the direct influence zone of this highway is composed of pristine vegetation, still extremely well preserved. No environmental impact study on the effects of this paving has been conducted in the most preserved part of the highway. From July to September, 2020, period after the publishing of the bidding notices, deforestation alerts and active fires have increased significantly in its direct influence zone. This suggests the absence of a clear strategy for the sustainable development and conservation of the Brazilian Amazon. Resuming and improving actions that significantly decreased deforestation and hold to account actors opposing environmental obligations is urgently needed. (C) 2021 Associacao Brasileira de Ciencia Ecologica e Conservacao. Published by Elsevier B.V. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 16/02018-2 - Interannual variation of Amazon Basin greenhouse gas balances and their controls in a warming and increasingly variable climate – Carbam: the Amazon carbon balance long-term study
Grantee:Luciana Vanni Gatti
Support Opportunities: Research Program on Global Climate Change - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 19/25701-8 - The influence of land use and land cover on fine particulate matter (PM2.5µm) emissions from fire in Amazonia and Cerrado biomes integrating modelling and remote sensing
Grantee:Guilherme Augusto Verola Mataveli
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral