Results from LBA and vision for future Amazonian research.
Results from LBA and vision for future Amazonian research.
Author(s): BATISTELLA, M.; ARTAXO, P.; NOBRE, C.; BUSTAMANTE, M.; LUIZÃO, F.
Summary: This chapter summarizes selected results from the Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA) and briefly describes a vision for future Amazonian research. The need for research on people and environment interactions is emphasized in the context of regional and global change. LBA developed institutional and scientific capacity in amazonia, but its performance to promote sustainable development was restricted because the program has predominantly emphasized the advancement of basic knowledge, with less emphasis on integrative studies explicitly designed to influence public policies with consequences on land use and land cover. The challenge of transforming the natural goods of Amazonia into human and economic benefits in an environmentally sustainable manner requires a new level of consciousness and collaborative work through the ability to move from simple diagnosis in the direction of actions at local, regional, and national levels. From the results of LBA, we may evolve to new experiences in with society will add value to the interactions between the biosphere and the atmosphere.
Publication year: 2009
Types of publication: Book sections
Unit: Embrapa Territorial
Keywords: Biosphere-atmosfere, Experiment in Amazonian, Large-scale
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