Sustainable land-use alternatives in tropical rainforests? Evidence from natural and social sciences.
Sustainable land-use alternatives in tropical rainforests? Evidence from natural and social sciences.
Author(s): MATSCHULLAT, J.; LIMA, R. M. B. de; FROMM, S. F. von; MARTINS, G. C.; SCHNEIDER, M.; MATHIS, A.; RAMOS, A. M.; PLESSOW, A.; KIBLER, K.
Summary: The Amazon rainforest, formerly pristine and highly biodiverse, is increasingly under threat from deforestation for cattle grazing, other forms of agriculture, mining and development. To better understand which land management type best serves sustainability aims, we compare soil gas exchange (CO2, CH4, N2O) and soil chemistry for forested land with post-forest land at 13 locations and 29 sites within the state of Amazonas, Brazil. We find that forest soils show distinctively different signals and signatures compared to soils in post-forest land use cases. Crucial answers emerge regarding the limits of system resilience as well as sustainable alternatives to deforestation and current land-use practices. We carry out a socioeconomic evaluation and discuss the likely reasons for inaction and how to overcome them.
Publication year: 2021
Types of publication: Journal article
Unit: Embrapa Western Amazon
Keywords: Amazon rainforest, Geoscience, Soil, Solo, Sustentabilidade, Terra firme
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