This Insight provides a brief introduction to the topic of tropical degradation, a summary of key results, and directions for future research and policy. The analysis reinforces the recent relevance of degradation in the Brazilian Amazon, and finds that there is a close relationship between degradation and deforestation. Results indicate that this relationship varies significantly across land tenure categories, stressing the need for tailoring conservation policy to address different tenure-based governance structures.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/forest-degradation-brazilian-amazon-public-policy-must-target-phenomenon-related
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Forest Degradation in the Brazilian Amazon.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/clarissa-gandour
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/diego-menezes
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jo%C3%A3o-pedro-vieira
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/juliano-j-assun%C3%A7%C3%A3o
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/climate-policy-initiative
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-degradation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/amazon
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
