Chapter 19: Drivers and ecological impacts of deforestation and forest degradation
Érika Berenguer, Dolors Armenteras, Alexander Charles Lees, Charlotte C. Smith, Philip M. Fearnside, Nathália Nascimento, Ane Alencar, Cláudio Almeida, Luiz E. O. C. Aragão, Jos Barlow, Bibiana Bilbao, Paulo Brando, Paulette Bynoe, Matt Finer, Bernardo M. Flores, Clinton N. Jenkins, Celso H. L. Silva, Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza, Roosevelt García‐Villacorta
Abstract
This chapter discusses the main drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in the Amazon, particularly agricultural expansion, road construction, mining, oil and gas development, forest fires, edge effects, logging, and hunting. It also examines these activities’ impacts and synergies between them.
Topics & Concepts
Deforestation (computer science)Forest degradationAmazon rainforestLoggingEnvironmental degradationGeographyAgroforestryAgricultureEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental protectionEnvironmental resource managementForestryEcologyLand degradationArchaeologyComputer scienceBiologyProgramming languageConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management