South America's tropical dry forests and savannas are under increasing pressure from
agricultural expansion. Cattle ranching and soybean production both drive these forest …

Processes of agricultural expansion and retreat have provoked an emerging global debate
and driven more focused research, due to its socio-environmental consequences. This …

Carbon emissions from land‐use changes in tropical dry forest systems are poorly
understood, although they are likely globally significant. The South American Chaco has …

Agricultural expansion and intensification in South America's dry forests and grasslands
increase agricultural production, but also result in major environmental trade-offs. The …

With rapid urbanization and population increase, cropland has received considerable
attention worldwide as a key factor for global food security. To a certain extent, cropland …

In response to the extensive loss of forests caused by soy and cattle expansion in South
America, several countries have increased their legal restrictions on deforestation, and …

The conservation of Earth's remaining intact forests (IFs) is a global priority, but improved
understanding of the causes and solutions to IF loss is urgently needed to improve …

Due to human activities, most natural ecosystems of the world have disappeared and the
rest are threatened. At a global scale, 40% of the remaining forests occur in Indigenous …

Aim To evaluate the representativeness of the current network of protected areas (PA s) of
one of the most threatened ecoregions in the world, the South American Gran Chaco, and …

Closing the research-implementation gap is key for advancing biodiversity conservation.
One approach is to generate ecologically relevant spatial datasets that integrate easily with …