Deforestation-induced runoff changes dominated by forest-climate feedbacks DOI Creative Commons
Shuai Ma, Sha Zhou, Bofu Yu

et al.

Science Advances, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(33)

Published: Aug. 16, 2024

Large-scale deforestation alters water availability through its direct effect on runoff generation and indirect forest-climate feedbacks. However, these effects their spatial variations are difficult to separate poorly understood. Here, we develop an attribution framework that combines the Budyko theory experiments with climate models, showing widespread reductions caused by of feedbacks can largely offset reduced forest cover increases. The dominates hydrological responses over 63% deforested areas worldwide. This arises from deforestation-induced in precipitation potential evapotranspiration, which decrease increase runoff, respectively, leading complex patterns responses. Our findings underscore importance for improved understanding prediction changes deforestation, profound implications sustainable management forests resources.

Language: Английский

A landscape-scale view of soil organic matter dynamics DOI
Sebastian Döetterl, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Katherine Heckman

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Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 7, 2025

Language: Английский

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Global biodiversity loss from outsourced deforestation DOI
R. Alex Wiebe, David S. Wilcove

Nature, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 12, 2025

Language: Английский

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Explosive growth of secondary roads is linked to widespread tropical deforestation DOI
Jayden E. Engert, Carlos Souza, Fritz Kleinschroth

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Current Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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OECD Environment Working Papers DOI Open Access

Sofie Errendal,

Jane Ellis,

Sirini Jeudy-Hugo

et al.

OECD environment working papers, Journal Year: 2010, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 17, 2010

The role of carbon pricing in transforming pathways

Language: Английский

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Risk of intact forest landscape loss goes beyond global agricultural supply chains DOI
Siyi Kan, Bin Chen, U. Martin Persson

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One Earth, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6(1), P. 55 - 65

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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Deforestation-Free Commodity Supply Chains: Myth or Reality? DOI Open Access
Éric F. Lambin, Paul R. Furumo

Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 48(1), P. 237 - 261

Published: April 18, 2023

Since the early 2000s, many private companies, public-private coalitions, and governments have committed to remove deforestation from commodity supply chains. Despite these zero-deforestation commitments (ZDCs), high rates of persist may even be increasing. On upside, a few region- commodity-specific ZDCs contributed reductions by up hundreds thousands hectares deforestation, with mixed evidence on associated leakage. also spurred progress in monitoring, traceability, awareness deforestation. downside, as currently implemented, chain initiatives only cover small share tropical Government- company-led are just two components broader policy mixes aimed at reducing To more impactful, needs entire biomes, bases export domestic markets, special attention not exclude marginal producers.

Language: Английский

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Addressing agricultural labour issues is key to biodiversity-smart farming DOI Creative Commons
Thomas Daum, Frédéric Baudron, Regina Birner

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Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 284, P. 110165 - 110165

Published: June 28, 2023

There is an urgent need for agricultural development strategies that reconcile production and biodiversity conservation. This especially true in the Global South where population growth rapid much of world's remaining located. Combining conceptual thoughts with empirical insights from case studies Indonesia Ethiopia, we argue such will have to pay more attention labour dynamics. Farmers a strong motivation reduce heavy toil associated farming by adopting technologies save but can negatively affect biodiversity. Labour constraints also prevent farmers improve increase intensity. Without explicitly accounting issues, conservation efforts hardly be successful. We hence highlight biodiversity-smart agriculture, practices or systems land productivity. Our suggest technological institutional options farmers' socio-economic goals exist needs done implement at scale.

Language: Английский

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Transparency, traceability and deforestation in the Ivorian cocoa supply chain DOI Creative Commons
Cécile Renier, Mathil Vandromme, Patrick Meyfroidt

et al.

Environmental Research Letters, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(2), P. 024030 - 024030

Published: Jan. 31, 2023

Abstract Cocoa production has been identified as a major global driver of deforestation, but its precise contribution to deforestation dynamics in West Africa remains unclear. It is also unknown what degree companies and international markets are able trace their cocoa imports, satisfy sustainable sourcing commitments. Here, we use publicly-available remote-sensing supply chain data for Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s largest producer, quantify cocoa-driven 2019 exports associated from department origin, via trading companies, markets. We find 2.4 Mha degradation over 2000–2019, i.e. 125 000 ha y −1 , representing 45% total forest that period. Only 43.6% (95% CI: 42.6%–44.7%) can be traced back specific cooperative department. The majority (over 55%) thus untraced, either indirectly sourced local intermediaries by traders (23.9%, 95% 22.9%–24.9%), or exported untransparent traders—who disclose no information about suppliers (32.4%). Traceability farm lags further behind, insufficient meet EU due-diligence legislation’s proposed requirement geolocation product origins. estimate Forests Initiative have mapped 40% farms supplying them, only 22% all Ivorian 2019. identify 838 hectares 2000–2015 with 56% this arising through untraced sourcing. discuss issues company- state-led traceability systems, often presented solutions stress need transparency sector work beyond individual chains, at landscape-level, calling collaboration, stronger regulatory policies, investments preserve remaining stretches forests Africa.

Language: Английский

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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon could be halved by scaling up the implementation of zero-deforestation cattle commitments DOI Creative Commons
Samuel A. Levy, Federico Cammelli,

Jacob Munger

et al.

Global Environmental Change, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 80, P. 102671 - 102671

Published: April 20, 2023

Deforestation for agriculture is a key threat to global carbon stocks, biodiversity, and indigenous ways of life. In the absence strong territorial governance, zero-deforestation commitments (ZDCs), corporate policies decouple food production from deforestation, remain central tool combat this issue. Yet evidence on their effectiveness remains mixed mechanisms limiting are poorly understood. To advance understanding ZDCs' potential at reducing we developed first spatially explicit estimates farmers' exposure ZDC companies in Brazilian Amazon cattle sector. Exposure was measured by determining market share firms full year adoption 2010 until 2018. Our analysis evaluated how variation influenced deforestation. We found G4 Agreement, most widespread strongly implemented ZDC, reduced cattle-driven deforestation 7,000 ± 4,000 km2 (15 8%) between Additionally, had all adopted an effective could have dropped 24,000 13,000 (51 28%). These results world's principal hotspot suggests supply chain can substantially reduce However, contingent rigorous implementation, both which currently insufficient prevent large scale Increased implementation be incentivized through greater pressure government import countries.

Language: Английский

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The performance of global forest governance: Three contrasting perspectives DOI Creative Commons
Bas Arts, Maria Brockhaus, Lukas Gießen

et al.

Forest Policy and Economics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 161, P. 103165 - 103165

Published: Feb. 2, 2024

The scope and complexity of international forest-related governance have expanded tremendously over the last decades. As many as 41 ‘institutional elements’ were counted by scholars (from UNFF to UNFCCC SDGs). questions how these arrangements ‘perform’, for what purpose whom are widely contested between practitioners. This paper compares three different analytical frames, which been employed some authors. These 1) consequences a fragmented regime complex, 2) global-local nexus 3) critical global political economy. frames map out their contributions key differences in perspective help focus advance debates. Each is based on theories, epistemologies methodological approaches hence yields results. first frame emphasises institutional policy fragmentation, symbolic nature agreements ineffectiveness measures; second shows progress discourses, design, on-the-ground performance, while third finds has reinforced inequalities power access land natural resources. All authors agree, however, that shift balance novel actor coalitions necessary change current forest trajectory significantly. They also acknowledge need much greater diversity voice representation both research practice governance.

Language: Английский

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