Transformative changes are needed to support socio-bioeconomies for people and ecosystems in the Amazon

R Garrett, J Ferreira, R Abramovay, J Brandão… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Current social-technical and political conditions threaten the integrity of the Amazon biome.
Overcoming these lock-ins requires structural transformations away from conventional …

The effectiveness of global protected areas for climate change mitigation

L Duncanson, M Liang, V Leitold, J Armston… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Forests play a critical role in stabilizing Earth's climate. Establishing protected areas (PAs)
represents one approach to forest conservation, but PAs were rarely created to mitigate …

A systematic comparison of deforestation drivers and policy effectiveness across the Amazon biome

A Hänggli, SA Levy, D Armenteras… - Environmental …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The Amazon biome, spanning nine countries, has one of the highest rates of deforestation
worldwide. This deforestation contributes to biodiversity loss, climate change, the spread of …

Trade-offs in land-based carbon removal measures under 1.5 C and 2 C futures

X Zhao, BK Mignone, MA Wise, HC McJeon - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Land-based carbon removals, specifically afforestation/reforestation and bioenergy with
carbon capture and storage (BECCS), vary widely in 1.5° C and 2° C scenarios generated …

Changes in global food consumption increase GHG emissions despite efficiency gains along global supply chains

Y Li, H Zhong, Y Shan, Y Hang, D Wang, Y Zhou… - Nature Food, 2023 - nature.com
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to food consumption complement production-
based or territorial accounts by capturing carbon leaked through trade. Here we evaluate …

Protected areas reduce deforestation and degradation and enhance woody growth across African woodlands

IM McNicol, A Keane, ND Burgess, SJ Bowers… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Protected areas are increasingly promoted for their capacity to sequester carbon, alongside
biodiversity benefits. However, we have limited understanding of whether they are effective …

Credit credibility threatens forests

A Balmford, PHS Brancalion, D Coomes, B Filewod… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Credit credibility threatens forests spread logging of old-growth stands, the EU is on track to
fail its 2030 goals. Pressure on Europe's biomass-rich oldgrowth forests is high and rising …

Effects of profit-driven cropland expansion and conservation policies

JM Schneider, R Delzeit, C Neumann, T Heimann… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Biodiversity protection and climate change mitigation require understanding of the potential
trade-offs from possible future cropland expansion. Here we apply an interdisciplinary …

Deforestation, certification, and transnational palm oil supply chains: Linking Guatemala to global consumer markets

CP VanderWilde, JP Newell, D Gounaridis… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although causal links between tropical deforestation and palm oil are well established,
linking this land use change to where the palm oil is actually consumed remains a distinct …

Blind spots in the EU's Regulation on Deforestation-free products

GM Oliveira, RF Ziegert, A Pacheco, L Berning… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
The European Union's Regulation on Deforestation-free products (Regulation (EU)
2023/1115)(EUDR) aims to reduce the impact of the EU on the world's forests by imposing …