Pathways to positive scenarios for the Amazon forest in Pará state, Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Siqueira-Gay,Juliana
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Yanai,Aurora Miho, Lessmann,Janeth, Pessôa,Ana Carolina M., Borja,Danilo, Canova,Moara, Borges,Rafael Cabral
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Biota Neotropica
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Resumo: Abstract: Infrastructure projects and agriculture expansion are increasingly threatening forest conservation in Pará state (Brazil). It becomes necessary to address the implications of these activities on the Amazon complex socio-ecological system, considering both material and non-material aspects of Nature´s Contributions to People (NCP). Multiple studies developed future scenarios for the Amazon, but only a few have focused on discussing positive futures derived from policies and interventions based on conservation and human well-being. Here, we aim at understanding the drivers of forest cover change to produce positive scenarios for the future of the Amazon forest in Pará state. By using the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) conceptual framework, we identified as direct drivers of forest cover change: (i) roads construction; (ii) forest degradation; (iii) hydropower projects; (iv) urban expansion; (v) agriculture and pasture expansion; (vi) rural land occupation; (vii) mining; (viii) climate change. As indirect drivers we identified: (i) energy demand; (ii) population growth; (iii) land prices; (iv) commodity demand; (v) consumption behavior. The development of conservation strategies in the borders of deforested areas is needed given the high demand for Nature´s Contributions to People supply. We also propose policies to address the main drivers of forest cover change, influencing land management and consumption behavior in the state. At last, we envision future positive scenarios that would emerge from policy applications and sustainable actions. Based on our study, we discuss the importance of social learning for developing pathways leading to positive futures that consider the integrity and development of both ecological and social systems.
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spelling Pathways to positive scenarios for the Amazon forest in Pará state, BrazilDeforestationBiodiversityEcosystem servicesForest degradationConceptual frameworkIPBESAbstract: Infrastructure projects and agriculture expansion are increasingly threatening forest conservation in Pará state (Brazil). It becomes necessary to address the implications of these activities on the Amazon complex socio-ecological system, considering both material and non-material aspects of Nature´s Contributions to People (NCP). Multiple studies developed future scenarios for the Amazon, but only a few have focused on discussing positive futures derived from policies and interventions based on conservation and human well-being. Here, we aim at understanding the drivers of forest cover change to produce positive scenarios for the future of the Amazon forest in Pará state. By using the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) conceptual framework, we identified as direct drivers of forest cover change: (i) roads construction; (ii) forest degradation; (iii) hydropower projects; (iv) urban expansion; (v) agriculture and pasture expansion; (vi) rural land occupation; (vii) mining; (viii) climate change. As indirect drivers we identified: (i) energy demand; (ii) population growth; (iii) land prices; (iv) commodity demand; (v) consumption behavior. The development of conservation strategies in the borders of deforested areas is needed given the high demand for Nature´s Contributions to People supply. We also propose policies to address the main drivers of forest cover change, influencing land management and consumption behavior in the state. At last, we envision future positive scenarios that would emerge from policy applications and sustainable actions. Based on our study, we discuss the importance of social learning for developing pathways leading to positive futures that consider the integrity and development of both ecological and social systems.Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESP2020-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032020000500202Biota Neotropica v.20 suppl.1 2020reponame:Biota Neotropicainstname:Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade (BIOTA-FAPESP)instacron:BIOTA - FAPESP10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2019-0905info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSiqueira-Gay,JulianaYanai,Aurora MihoLessmann,JanethPessôa,Ana Carolina M.Borja,DaniloCanova,MoaraBorges,Rafael Cabraleng2020-05-08T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1676-06032020000500202Revistahttps://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v20n1/pt/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||juliosa@unifap.br1676-06111676-0611opendoar:2020-05-08T00:00Biota Neotropica - Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade (BIOTA-FAPESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Pathways to positive scenarios for the Amazon forest in Pará state, Brazil
title Pathways to positive scenarios for the Amazon forest in Pará state, Brazil
spellingShingle Pathways to positive scenarios for the Amazon forest in Pará state, Brazil
Siqueira-Gay,Juliana
Deforestation
Biodiversity
Ecosystem services
Forest degradation
Conceptual framework
IPBES
title_short Pathways to positive scenarios for the Amazon forest in Pará state, Brazil
title_full Pathways to positive scenarios for the Amazon forest in Pará state, Brazil
title_fullStr Pathways to positive scenarios for the Amazon forest in Pará state, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Pathways to positive scenarios for the Amazon forest in Pará state, Brazil
title_sort Pathways to positive scenarios for the Amazon forest in Pará state, Brazil
author Siqueira-Gay,Juliana
author_facet Siqueira-Gay,Juliana
Yanai,Aurora Miho
Lessmann,Janeth
Pessôa,Ana Carolina M.
Borja,Danilo
Canova,Moara
Borges,Rafael Cabral
author_role author
author2 Yanai,Aurora Miho
Lessmann,Janeth
Pessôa,Ana Carolina M.
Borja,Danilo
Canova,Moara
Borges,Rafael Cabral
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Siqueira-Gay,Juliana
Yanai,Aurora Miho
Lessmann,Janeth
Pessôa,Ana Carolina M.
Borja,Danilo
Canova,Moara
Borges,Rafael Cabral
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Deforestation
Biodiversity
Ecosystem services
Forest degradation
Conceptual framework
IPBES
topic Deforestation
Biodiversity
Ecosystem services
Forest degradation
Conceptual framework
IPBES
description Abstract: Infrastructure projects and agriculture expansion are increasingly threatening forest conservation in Pará state (Brazil). It becomes necessary to address the implications of these activities on the Amazon complex socio-ecological system, considering both material and non-material aspects of Nature´s Contributions to People (NCP). Multiple studies developed future scenarios for the Amazon, but only a few have focused on discussing positive futures derived from policies and interventions based on conservation and human well-being. Here, we aim at understanding the drivers of forest cover change to produce positive scenarios for the future of the Amazon forest in Pará state. By using the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) conceptual framework, we identified as direct drivers of forest cover change: (i) roads construction; (ii) forest degradation; (iii) hydropower projects; (iv) urban expansion; (v) agriculture and pasture expansion; (vi) rural land occupation; (vii) mining; (viii) climate change. As indirect drivers we identified: (i) energy demand; (ii) population growth; (iii) land prices; (iv) commodity demand; (v) consumption behavior. The development of conservation strategies in the borders of deforested areas is needed given the high demand for Nature´s Contributions to People supply. We also propose policies to address the main drivers of forest cover change, influencing land management and consumption behavior in the state. At last, we envision future positive scenarios that would emerge from policy applications and sustainable actions. Based on our study, we discuss the importance of social learning for developing pathways leading to positive futures that consider the integrity and development of both ecological and social systems.
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