Untitled public forestlands threaten Amazon conservation

Paulo Moutinho () and Claudia Azevedo-Ramos
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Paulo Moutinho: Amazon Environmental Research Institute – IPAM Amazon
Claudia Azevedo-Ramos: Federal University of Pará

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-4

Abstract: A large proportion of recent Brazilian Amazon deforestation is occurring on untitled public forestlands through land grabbing. This emerging risk demands long-term conservation strategies. Here we propose prioritizing land tenure security, technological improvement, and law enforcement.

Date: 2023
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