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View article: Land tenure regimes influenced long-term restoration gains and reversals across Brazil’s Atlantic forest
Land tenure regimes influenced long-term restoration gains and reversals across Brazil’s Atlantic forest Open
Forest restoration is increasingly promoted to mitigate climate change, conserve biodiversity, and secure food and water sovereignty. Yet many restored forests do not persist in the long term, and the role of land tenure regimes in shaping…
View article: Broadening forest restoration’s benefits by including community-identified priorities in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil
Broadening forest restoration’s benefits by including community-identified priorities in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil Open
Forest restoration has gained global momentum, with proclaimed positive effects anticipated to impact socio-ecological systems worldwide. Despite the potential positive outcomes achieved through forest restoration (hereafter restoration ),…
View article: The impact of land tenure on deforestation and reforestation in Quilombola territories from 1985 to 2020 in Brazil
The impact of land tenure on deforestation and reforestation in Quilombola territories from 1985 to 2020 in Brazil Open
Land tenure for Indigenous peoples and local communities in forested areas can improve livelihoods and protect forests while recognizing territorial and human rights. Yet little is known about the relationship between land tenure and defor…
View article: Mangroves support an estimated annual abundance of over 700 billion juvenile fish and invertebrates
Mangroves support an estimated annual abundance of over 700 billion juvenile fish and invertebrates Open
Mangroves are a critical habitat that provide a suite of ecosystem services and support livelihoods. Here we undertook a global analysis to model the density and abundance of 37 commercially important juvenile fish and juvenile and residen…
View article: The global fish and invertebrate abundance value of mangroves
The global fish and invertebrate abundance value of mangroves Open
Mangroves are a critical coastal habitat that provides a suite of ecosystem services and supports livelihoods. We undertake the first global analysis to estimate density and abundance of 37 commercially important fish and invertebrates tha…
View article: Correction to: Farmers’ perceptions of climate change affect their adoption of sustainable agricultural technologies in the Brazilian Amazon and Atlantic Forest biomes
Correction to: Farmers’ perceptions of climate change affect their adoption of sustainable agricultural technologies in the Brazilian Amazon and Atlantic Forest biomes Open
View article: Formalizing tenure of Indigenous lands improved forest outcomes in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil
Formalizing tenure of Indigenous lands improved forest outcomes in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil Open
Across the globe, the legal land rights and tenure of many Indigenous peoples are yet to be recognized. A growing body of research demonstrates that tenure of Indigenous lands improves livelihoods and protects forests in addition to inhere…
View article: What’s governance got to do with it? Examining the relationship between governance and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
What’s governance got to do with it? Examining the relationship between governance and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Open
Deforestation continues at rapid rates despite global conservation efforts. Evidence suggests that governance may play a critical role in influencing deforestation, and while a number of studies have demonstrated a clear relationship betwe…