Forest degradation

Climate variability and human disturbances as drivers of vegetation health in the riparian zone of the Danube

Forests along rivers are among the most valuable ecosystems, buffering climate extremes and sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem …

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Unpacking the role of failed land investments in driving tropical deforestation
Tropical and subtropical forests and savannas support millions of forest-dependent people. These ecosystems are under rising pressure …
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Quantifying the Spatial Footprint of Agriculture-Driven Edge Effects in a Global Deforestation Hotspot
Tropical dry forests are under high and rising pressure from agricultural expansion, resulting in widespread forest conversion and …
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Impacts of agricultural expansion on the resource availability of forest-dependent Indigenous communities in the Dry Chaco
Agricultural expansion into tropical and subtropical forests threatens forest-dependent communities by disrupting their access to vital …
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Silvopastoral management for lowering trade-offs between beef production and carbon storage in tropical dry woodlands
Tropical dry woodlands and savannas harbour high levels of biodiversity and carbon, but are also important regions for agricultural …
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Partitioning the effects of habitat loss, hunting and climate change on the endangered Chacoan peccary

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Land-use change and overexploitation are major threats to biodiversity, and climate change will exert additional pressure in the …

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Agents of Forest Disturbance in the Argentine Dry Chaco
Forest degradation in the tropics is a widespread, yet poorly understood phenomenon. This is particularly true for tropical and …
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The geography of international conservation interest in South American deforestation frontiers
International funding is increasingly important in supporting conservation in mega-biodiverse countries. However, it remains unclear …
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Characterizing forest disturbances across the Argentine Dry Chaco based on Landsat time series
Forest loss in the tropics affects large areas, but whereas full forest conversions are routinely assessed, forest degradation patters …
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Short-term vegetation loss versus decadal degradation of grasslands in the Caucasus based on Cumulative Endmember Fractions
Land degradation affects over one-third of the global land area and is projected to become even more widespread due to climate change …
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