Priority areas for restoration in permanent preservation areas of rural properties in the Brazilian Amazon

Denis Conrado da Cruz, Gracialda Costa Ferreira, Sabrina Santos Ribeiro, Gustavo Schwartz and André Monteiro

Land Use Policy, 2022, vol. 115, issue C

Abstract: Environmental degradation, over the years, has drastically changed landscapes in the Amazon. At the same time, discussion, knowledge, and actions on the conservation of forest remnants and restoration of degraded environments have increased worldwide. The present study, carried out in Paragominas (Brazilian Amazon), aimed: (1) to evaluate the process of landscape change over the last 36 years (1984–2020); (2) to identify degraded environments within legally established permanent preservation areas (PPAs); and (3) to map environmental liabilities in degraded rural properties which, according to environmental regulations, must be recovered. The priority areas for restoration were defined considering (a) the environmental liabilities of each rural property; (b) the remnant forest in each rural property; (c) the rural properties’ boundaries; and (d) the degraded PPAs in each rural property. Deforestation followed by land use change in Paragominas’ territory increased from 12% (2336 km2) in 1984–45% (8783 km2) in 2020. The municipality presented 4416 km of rivers and c.a 6157 springs under pressure (i.e. agriculture, pasture, urban areas and deforested areas). The environmental liabilities identified summed 638.85 km2, which, according to environmental regulations, must be recovered. It is important to consider that when producers protect PPAs in their properties, they also conserve soil and water resources as well as contribute to biodiversity maintenance.

Keywords: Amazon; Rural properties; Environmental liabilities; Land use change; Deforestation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106030

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