The drivers and impacts of Amazon forest degradation

M. Lapola, David; Pinho, Patrícia; Barlow, Jos; E. O. C. Aragão, Luiz; Berenguer, Érika; Carmenta, Rachel; M. Liddy, Hannah; Tameirão Seixas, Hugo; V. J. Silva, Camila; H. L. Silva, Celso; Alencar, Ane; O. Anderson, Liana; Armenteras, Dolors; Brovkin, Victor; Calders, Kim; Q. Chambers, Jeffrey; Chini, Louise; Heil Costa, Marcos; Lopes de Faria, Bruno; M. Fearnside, Philip; Ferreira, Joice; V. Gatti, Luciana; Hugo Gutiérrez-Vélez, Víctor; Han, Zhangang; A. Hibbard, K.; D. Koven, Charles; Lawrence, Peter; Pongratz, Julia; Takeshi Tanaka Portela, Bruno; Rounsevell, Mark; C. Ruane, Alex; Schaldach, Rüdiger; Souza da Silva, Sonaira; von Randow, Celso; Walker, Wayne

doi:10.1126/science.abp8622

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The drivers and impacts of Amazon forest degradation

Published in Science • Jan 26, 2023

Authors:

David M. Lapola

Patrícia Pinho

Jos Barlow

Abstract

Approximately 2.5 × 10 6 square kilometers of the Amazon forest are currently degraded by fire, edge effects, timber extraction, and/or extreme drought, representing 38% of all remaining forests in the region. Carbon emissions from this degradation total up to 0.2 petagrams of carbon per year (Pg C ...

Subject

Amazon rainforest

Deforestation (computer science)

Forest degradation

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