Spatial heterogeneity in climate change effects across Brazilian biomes

A Braga, M Laurini - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
We present a methodology designed to study the spatial heterogeneity of climate change.
Our approach involves decomposing the observed changes in temperature patterns into …

Mapping Climatic Regions of the Cerrado: General Patterns and Future Change

LG Cattelan, CRC Mattos… - International Journal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The Cerrado biome, renowned for its biodiversity and threatened by rapid land
transformation, encompasses a vast savanna ecosystem in Brazil. The region is …

Overlooking vegetation loss outside forests imperils the Brazilian Cerrado and other non-forest biomes

P da Conceição Bispo, MCA Picoli… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
The global emphasis on halting forest loss has failed to recognize the biodiversity and
ecosystem services provision of non-forest biomes such as the Brazilian Cerrado. Here, we …

Spatial and temporal deforestation in the Brazilian Savanna: The discrepancy between observed and licensed deforestation in the state of Goiás

VA Barbosa, JC Nabout, HF da Cunha - Land Use Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Approximately 47% of the Brazilian savanna (Cerrado) has already been converted, mainly
for agriculture and livestock activities. With low legal protection and few legally protected …

Water security threats and solutions in the Grande River basin–One of the Brazilian agricultural frontiers

ALF Teixeira, A Bhaduri, CAC Siefert… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of sustainable agricultural management solutions at
a farm level to mitigate water security threats in one of Brazil's agricultural frontiers–the …

[HTML][HTML] Deforestation-induced changes in rainfall decrease soybean-maize yields in Brazil

F de Souza Batista, C Duku, L Hein - Ecological Modelling, 2023 - Elsevier
Whereas the global demand for food, fiber and energy is increasing, the capacity of
ecosystems services to sustain agricultural production is being compromised worldwide …

[PDF][PDF] The water frontier: Agribusiness vs. smallholder communities in the Brazilian Cerrado

L Eloy, AL da Silva, O Coelho Filho… - Water …, 2023 - water-alternatives.org
Agro-industrial expansion in the Brazilian savannas (the Cerrado) is associated with
deforestation and land conflicts, but its relationship with water issues remains under-studied …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic environmental zoning using the CA–Markov model and multicriteria analysis in a Brazilian Cerrado Watershed

EP Vick, BHM da Silva, AASA Sato, VFR de Oliveira… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Brazilian Cerrado is considered a hotspot for biodiversity conservation.
However, in recent decades, the intensification of human activities, directly influencing …

Assessment of hydrological trends and changes in hydroclimatic and land use parameters in a river basin in northeast Brazil

LF de Sousa, LL Ferraz, CAS Santos, FA Rocha… - Journal of South …, 2023 - Elsevier
The hydrological effects of land use change are difficult to differentiate when changes are
slow and hard to isolate when climate variability is also present. The study aims to evaluate …

[HTML][HTML] Governing transnational water and climate risks in global supply chains

MT Gustafsson, A Schilling-Vacaflor… - Earth System …, 2024 - Elsevier
Interlinked water and climate impacts are increasingly crossing borders via global supply
chains. A recent wave of supply chain regulations, based on human rights and …