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Estimating the value of ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes amid intensification pressures: The Brazilian case. Author(s): PARRON, L. M.; VILLANUEVA, A. J.; GLENK, K. The Brazilian agricultural commodities market and the agribusiness sector are facing an increasing international demand for improved environmental standards, such as those regarding climate change and... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2022
Ecosystem conservation and poverty reduction. Author(s): OLIVEIRA, Y. M. M. de; PRADO, R. B.; AMANCIO, C. O. da G.; UZEDA, M. C.; GAROFOLO, A. C. S. This chapter addresses the contributions of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) in operating public policies to achieve target 15.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals 15 (Unite... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2019
Conservation of ecosystems and water supply. Author(s): PRADO, R. B.; MONTEIRO, J. M. G.; BARROS, L. C. de; PARRON, L. M.; SILVA, M. S. G. M. e; RIBEIRO, P. E. de A.; FIGUEIREDO, R. de O. This chapter presents an overview of anthropogenic pressures on water resources and their ecosystems, some strategies for conserving these resources for water production, as well as a picture of Embra... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2020
Agricultural practices and ecosystem services provision to ensure the food, water and energy security. Author(s): TURETTA, A. P. D.; FIDALGO, E. C. C.; PRADO, R. B.; MONTEIRO, J. M. G.; PEDREIRA, B. da C. C. G.; SCHULER, A. E.; DUARTE, G. T. Considering the importance of the agricultural sector in Brazil and the existence of areas in different stages of degradation, it becomes strategic for interventions that can generate socio-economic a... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2019
Ecosystem services from converted land: the importance of tree cover in Amazonian pastures. Author(s): BARRETT, K.; VALENTIM, J. F.; TURNER II, B. L. Deforestation is responsible for a substantial fraction of global carbon emissions and changes in surface energy budgets that affect climate. Deforestation losses include wildlife and human habitat, a... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2013
Importance of interactions relationships between impacts and ecosystem services related to anthropic activities aimed at environmental conservation. Author(s): PEDREIRA, B. da C. C. G. Most anthropic activities of a socioeconomic nature, including agriculture, agribusiness, tourism and many others which represent the livelihood of a large portion of the population that lives from ac... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2023
Soil organic matter quality as indicator of ecosystem services. Author(s): TURETTA, A. P. D.; NOVOTNY, E. H.; REBELLO, C. M. Soil organic matter (SOM), although a minor component in most soils, is primarily responsible for structure, function and sustainability of the ecosystems. Regarding the effects of soil degradation, t... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2019
Payment for water-ecosystem services monitoring in Brazil. Author(s): LIMA, A. P. M. de; PRADO, R. B.; LATAWIEC, A. E. The reduction of tropical forests has generated a loss of ecosystem services across the globe. In Brazil, essential biomes related to water provision (such as the Atlantic Forest and Savanna) have bee... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2021
Yield and morphophysiological indices of irrigated rice genotypes in contrasting ecosystems. Author(s): SANTOS, M. P. dos; ZANON, A. J.; CUADRA, S. V.; STEINMETZ, S.; CASTRO, J. R. de; HEINEMANN, A. B. Rice phenology and development are events controlled by environmental and genetic factors, and the yield potential of the crop is defined by their interaction. This study aimed at analyzing the perfor... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2017
Potential tradeoffs between ecosystem services related to food production in the brazilian chaco. Author(s): AUGUSTO, M. R. L.; PRADO, R. B.; RODRIGUEZ, D. A.; MONTEIRO, J. M. G.; FIDALGO, E. C. C.; DART, R. de O. The impacts of human interference in the use and management of land, arouses the need to assess them, in order to bring out the importance of ecosystem services provided by the environment to support... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2021

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