Frontier Governance in Amazonia

As roads are paved into central Amazonia in the coming years, the business-as-usual scenario of frontier expansion may provoke rapid deforestation, releasing several billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere, while increasing the occurrence of accidental forest fire, species loss and deforestation-...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2002-01, Vol.295 (5555), p.629-631
Main Authors: Nepstad, D., McGrath, D., Alencar, A., Barros, A. C., Carvalho, G., Santilli, M., M. del C. Vera Diaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural Production
Brazil
City Government
Commercial forests
Company growth
Conservation (Concept)
Conservation (Environment)
Contract agreement
Contracts
Deforestation
Economic development
Economic trends
Economics
Environment
Environmental aspects
Environmental protection
Forest conservation
Forest reserves
Forest roads
Forests
Freshwater
Governance
Government regulation
Growth
Highways
Infrastructure (Economics)
Land use
Laws, regulations and rules
Logging
Management
Pilot Projects
Policy Forum
Program Implementation
Rainforests
Roads
Roads & highways
South America
Streets
Topography
Tropical rain forests
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Summary:As roads are paved into central Amazonia in the coming years, the business-as-usual scenario of frontier expansion may provoke rapid deforestation, releasing several billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere, while increasing the occurrence of accidental forest fire, species loss and deforestation-drive rainfall inhibition. A regional conservation strategy that builds on the conventional emphasis on parks and services and seeks to maintain most of the land forested is urgently needed.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1067053