Modelling Land Sharing and Land Sparing Relationship with Rural Population in the Cerrado

Autor(es)

Pompeu, Joao ^[1] ; Soler, Luciana ^[1] ; Ometto, Jean ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Natl Inst Space Res CCST INPE, Earth Syst Sci Ctr, Ave Astronautas, BR-12227600 Sao Jose Dos Campos - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: LAND; v. 7, n. 3 SEP 2018.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Agricultural expansion and intensification enabled growth of food production but resulted in serious environmental changes. In light of that, debates concerning sustainability in agriculture arises on scientific literature. Land sharing and land sparing are two opposite models for framing agricultural sustainability. The first aims to integrate agricultural activities with biodiversity conservation by means of enhancing the quality of the agricultural matrix in the landscape towards a wildlife friendly matrix. The other model aims to spare natural habitats from agriculture for conservation. This work aimed to explore spatial evidences of land sharing/sparing and its relationship with rural population in the Brazilian Cerrado. A Land Sharing/Sparing Index based on TerraClass Cerrado map was proposed. Spatial analysis based on Global and Local Moran statistics and Geographically Weighted Regression were made in order to explore the influence of local rural population on the probability of spatial land sharing/sparing clusters occurrence. Spatial patterns of land sharing were found in the Cerrado and a positive association with rural population was found in some regions, such as in its northern portion. Land use policies should consider regional infrastructural and participative governance potentialities. The results suggests possible areas where joint agricultural activities and human presence may be favourable for biodiversity conservation. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/02773-5 - Devil: promovendo segurança alimentar com disponibilidade restrita de terra
• Beneficiário: Luciana de Souza Soler
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 14/50627-2 - Devil: promovendo segurança alimentar com disponibilidade restrita de terra
• Beneficiário: Jean Pierre Henry Balbaud Ometto
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa de Pesquisa sobre Mudanças Climáticas Globais - Temático