Natural forests of the world – a 2020 baseline for deforestation and degradation monitoring

Informed decisions to reduce deforestation, protect biodiversity, and curb carbon emissions require not just knowing where forests are, but understanding their composition. Identifying natural forests, which serve as critical biodiversity hotspots and major carbon sinks, is particularly valuable. (Lire plus...)

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A unifying modelling of multiple land degradation pathways in Europe

Land degradation is a complex socio-environmental threat, which generally occurs as multiple concurrent pathways that remain largely unexplored in Europe. Here we present an unprecedented analysis of land multi-degradation in 40 continental countries, using twelve dataset-based processes that were modelled as land degradation convergence and…

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La demande mondiale pour le papier toilette augmente la déforestation du Cerrado brésilien

Les producteurs d’eucalyptus se sont déplacés de la Forêt Atlantique au Cerrado, ce qui a intensifié l’appropriation des terres des communautés autochtones et des quilombolas, et incite à la déforestation. Le bois produit est acheté par l’entreprise Suzano, qui fabrique de la cellulose et la…

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