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Climate-related land use policies in Brazil: how much has been achieved with economic incentives in agriculture? Author(s): CARAUTA, M.; TROOST, C.; GUZMAN-BUSTAMANTE, I.; HAMPF, A.; LIBERA, A.; MEURER, K; BONECK, E.; FRANKO, U.; RODRIGUES, R. de A. R.; BERGER, T. Until 2019, the Brazilian federal government employed a number of policy measures to fulfill the pledge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from land use change and agriculture. While its forest law... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2021
Responses of water resources to land and soil management in a tropical small watershed under a Payment for Environmental Services public policy. Author(s): FIGUEIREDO, R. de O.; GREEN, T. R.; GONÇALVES, A. O.; SIMIOLI, M. M.; JESUS, T. V. U. C.; CRUZ, P. P. N. da; REIS, L. C.; PICCOLO, M. C.; CAMARGO, P. B. de The 12-km2 Ribeirão das Posses Watershed (RPW), which is dominated by Ultisols and Inceptisols, is located in the south of Minas Gerais, Brazil. RPW discharges into the Jaguarí River, one of the most... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2018
Sensor TTC - the La Plata River basin application: policy cases, main land use change drivers and case studies. Author(s): COUTINHO, H. L. da C.; SCHLINDWEIN, S.; SIEBER, S.; JOBAGGY, E. Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2008
Sustainability Impact Assessment Tools to support the development of policies leading to land use change processes: the Sensor Project approach applied to sugarcane expansion in Brazil. Author(s): COUTINHO, H. L. C.; TURETTA, A. P. D.; MARTORANO, L. G.; MONTEIRO, J.; SCHULER, A.; MEIRELLES, M. S. P.; SIEBER, S.; VERWEIJ, P.; PEREZ-SOBA, M.; TSCHERNING, K.; HELMING, K. Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2010
Implementation of Fire Policies in Brazil: An Assessment of Fire Dynamics in Brazilian Savanna. Author(s): ANDRADE, A. S. R. de; RAMOS, R. M.; SANO, E. E.; LIBONATI, R.; SANTOS, F. L. M.; RODRIGUES, J. A.; GIONGO, M.; FRANCA, R. R. da; LARANJA, R. E. de P. Abstract: In 2012, the Brazilian government implemented the Federal Brigades Program (FBP), a fire policy strategy to hire and train firefighters to combat wildfires. This study analyzed the impact of... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2021
Fires in the Amazon region: quick policy review. Author(s): EUFEMIA, L.; TURETTA, A. P. D.; BONATTI, M.; DA PONTE, E.; SIEBER, S. Motivation: The combination of institutional weaknesses, climate change, and overexploitation is increasingly recognized as endangering the Amazon forest. These three factors made 2020 the worst year... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2022
Agricultural impacts of hydrobiogeochemical cycling in the Amazon: is there any solution? Author(s): FIGUEIREDO, R. de O.; CAK, A.; MARKEWITZ, D. Abstract: Expansion of agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon has been driven not just by demands from traditional, rural producers, but also large agriculture and cattle producers, both of whom have put... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2020
Impact of land tenure on deforestation control and forest restoration in Brazilian Amazonia. Author(s): CAMARA, G.; SIMÕES, R.; RUIVO, H. M.; ANDRADE, P. R.; SOTERRONI, A. C.; RAMOS, F. M.; RAMOS, R. G.; SCARABELLO, M.; ALMEIDA, C.; SANCHES, I.; MAURANO, L.; COUTINHO, A. C.; ESQUERDO, J. C. D. M.; ANTUNES, J. F. G.; VENTURIERI, A.; ADAMI, M. This study examines how land tenure constrains Brazil's ability to meet its deforestation control and forest restoration goals in its Amazonia biome. Our findings are based on an updated assessment of... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2023
Agricultural R&D investments in Brazil: global responses and local spillovers. Author(s): LIMA, C. Z. de; MARTHA JUNIOR, G. B.; BARIONI, L. G.; BALDOS, U. C.; HERTEL, T. Abstract: Brazil has made significant investments in public agricultural research and development (R&D) over the past 50 years. This policy priority has allowed the country to achieve high levels of t... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2022
Mapping crop producer perceptions: the role of global drivers on local agricultural land use in Brazil. Author(s): DOU, Y.; SILVA, R. F. B. da; BATISTELLA, M.; TORRES, S.; MORAN, E.; LIU, J. ABSTRACT. Agricultural trade and climate change have altered land cover and land use worldwide. For example, the recent growth of international soybean demand has been associated with 1.3 Mha primary... ... Repository: BDPA Publication year: 2023

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