Pervasive Rise of Small-scale Deforestation in Amazonia

Pervasive Rise of Small-scale Deforestation in Amazonia

Understanding forest loss patterns in Amazonia, the Earth’s largest rainforest region, is critical for effective forest conservation and management. Following the most detailed analysis to date, spanning the entire Amazon and extending over a 14-year period (2001–2014), we reveal significant shifts...

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Hauptverfasser: Kalamandeen, M, Gloor, E, Mitchard, E, Quincey, D, Ziv, G, Spracklen, D, Spracklen, B, Adami, M, Aragaõ, LEOC, Galbraith, D
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Zusammenfassung:Understanding forest loss patterns in Amazonia, the Earth’s largest rainforest region, is critical for effective forest conservation and management. Following the most detailed analysis to date, spanning the entire Amazon and extending over a 14-year period (2001–2014), we reveal significant shifts in deforestation dynamics of Amazonian forests. Firstly, hotspots of Amazonian forest loss are moving away from the southern Brazilian Amazon to Peru and Bolivia. Secondly, while the number of new large forest clearings (>50 ha) has declined significantly over time (46%), the number of new small clearings (
DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-19358-2