An assessment of Brazilian conservation units - a second look
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4902688 |
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| Authors | José Augusto Drummond (0000-0002-7349-0579), José Augusto Leitão Drummond, José Luiz De Andrade Franco (0000-0001-6772-6234, Universidade de Brasília), Daniela De Oliveira (Universidade de Brasília, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Novos Cadernos NAEA (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1516-6481 • E-ISSN: 2179-7536 |
| Publisher | Universidade Federal do Para (PUBLISHER • BR) |
| DOI | 10.5801/ncn.v15i1.10829 |
| OpenAlex | W4238249169 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
This is a second overview of the Brazilian conservation unit system for mid-2010. It updates author et al, 2009. It examines six dimensions of federal and state protected areas - age, numbers, types of units, absolute and average sizes, distribution by states and biomes, and degree of compliance with CBD-inspired goals. Major findings: (i) the system maintained a rapid growth rate; (ii) national parks and national forests are the most prominent units; (iii) distribution of units by region and biome remains unbalanced; (iv) state units grew remarkably over the last five years; (v) state units are biased towards sustainable use; (vi) sustainable use units grew more than fully protected units; (vii) Amazonia remains the most extensively protected biome; and (viii) quantitative goals of biome protection are closer to being reached. In 2010 Brazil held the fourth position globally in protected areas; it created the largest number of units between 2000 and 2010; it has the largest combined area of protected tropical formations. However, several regions and biomes remain under protected
Agroforestry · Amazon rainforest · Archaeology · Biology · Biome · Business · Ecosystem · Environmental protection · Geography · Protected area · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Environmental Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Mathematics · Ecology · Forestry
| Highly cited | No |
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