[HTML][HTML] AI-powered IoT and UAV systems for real-time detection and prevention of illegal logging

MNA Ramadan, MAH Ali, SY Khoo, M Alkhedher - Results in Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Illegal logging poses a significant threat to environmental conservation, contributing to
deforestation, ecosystem disruption, and economic losses. Traditional detection methods …

Quantifying timber illegality risk in the Brazilian forest frontier

CSS Franca, UM Persson, T Carvalho, M Lentini - Nature Sustainability, 2023 - nature.com
Illegal logging remains widespread across the tropics, leading to extensive forest
degradation and trade in illegal timber products. By adapting environmentally extended …

[HTML][HTML] Polymer Composites Reinforced with Residues from Amazonian Agro-Extractivism and Timber Industries: A Sustainable Approach to Enhancing Material …

O Leite-Barbosa, CCO Pinto, JM Leite-da-Silva… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Amazon Region (AR), with its vast biodiversity and rich natural resources, presents a
unique opportunity for the development of sustainable polymer composites (PCs) reinforced …

SiamHRnet-OCR: a novel deforestation detection model with high-resolution imagery and deep learning

Z Wang, D Liu, X Liao, W Pu, Z Wang, Q Zhang - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Forests play a critical role in global carbon cycling, and continuous forest destruction
together with other factors has accelerated global warming. Furthermore, continued decline …

Evaluation of the PM2. 5 concentrations in South America: Climatological patterns and trend analysis

WLF Correia Filho, RR da Costa, RA Tavella… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study assessed the concentration of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of
2.5 (PM 2.5) over South America (SA) based on climatological patterns and trend analysis …

A systematic review of markets for forest ecosystem services at an international level

S Bruzzese, S Blanc, A Paletto… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Markets for ecosystem services (MES) can play a key role in the protection of natural capital
and the remuneration of sustainable management practices. This study aims to present the …

Current practices of conducting forest management plans in the Amazon may risk the survival of timber species

MSV Sccoti, ARP Mascarenhas, AC Rebelo… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Measurement of the recovery of wood stocks in logging areas in the Amazon helps to
understand the efficiency of policies for the use and conservation of native forests. This work …

How does land use change affect the methane emission of soil in the Eastern Amazon?

NM Lage Filho, AS Cardoso, JC Azevedo… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Methane emissions (CH4) from the soil increase according to changes made in forest soils
and adverse edaphoclimatic factors. Soil temperature and nutrients will impact the activity of …

Facial biocosmetics based on natural dyes from Amazon wood residues

BC Nicaretta, MEC da Silva, CVP Corrêa… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The occurrence of several flavonoids with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential
properties in wood may have a viable application in the biocosmetic industry. This paper …

Visceral Leishmaniasis Associated with HIV Coinfection in Pará, Brazil

RNC Camargo Júnior… - HIV/AIDS-Research …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis of great importance to public
health due to its epidemiological diversity, with emphasis on the possibility of aggravation by …