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"This thesis investigates the application of machine learning methods to the task of deforestation monitoring using time-series satellite data. The objective is to assess how different algorithmic approaches perform in d...

ABSTRACT This paper reviews important processes that drive deforestation and its control in the Brazilian Amazon. Governmental programs decreased the rate of deforestation in the Amazon by 70% from 2004 to 2015. This lar...

ABSTRACT Here, we report the first documented record of the Slender-billed Xenops, Xenops tenuirostris Pelzeln, 1859 in the Belém Region of Endemism. A Slender-billed Xenops was collected in March 2024 on the right bank...

This study investigates the contribution of the Mirt Improved Cookstove (ICS) on women's empowerment in Gedeb Asassa woreda, focusing on the role of RBF in promoting sustainable cooking technologies. Data from household ...

In the Neotropics, butterfly diversity is threatened by the loss and transformation of natural habitats, mainly due to deforestation and the expansion of human activities. Diurnal butterflies, recognized as bioindicators...

ABSTRACT While lichens are vital for ecosystem processes and serve as useful bioindicators, lichen diversity remains understudied, particularly in southern Ecuador. Here, we report the first inventory of corticolous (on ...

The advance of the agricultural frontier and deforestation are leading to the loss of native forests in the Monte desert (Argentina). Recently, revegetation with native material has emerged as an option to reverse landsc...

Biodiversity in many regions is declining due to multiple extinction drivers, with habitat loss, overexploitation, and climate change often considered among the main ones. Understanding how biodiversity changes with thes...

ABSTRACT This work builds on the Amazon Assessment Report by the Science Panel for the Amazon (2021), examining historical processes shaping conservation in the Amazon Basin, particularly Protected Areas (PAs) and Indige...

Global value chains (GVCs) structure production across multiple countries, often resulting in environmental and human rights impacts beyond national borders. EU companies, through their business practices, may inadverten...

Abstract This contribution provides a brief description of the harvest of stingless bee honey by Creole people in the Chaco forest from the informal “meleo” which is the collection of bee colony products mostly ho...

Subjects / keywords: Deforestation; Colombia; Cattle trade; Environmental aspects; Beef industry; Supply chain management

Subjects / keywords: Deforestation; Sustainable development