Drivers of tropical forest loss between 2008 and 2019

Bayas, Juan Carlos Laso; See, Linda; Georgieva, Ivelina; Schepaschenko, Dmitry; Danylo, Olha; Dürauer, Martina; Bartl, Hedwig; Hofhansl, Florian; Zadorozhniuk, Roman; Burianchuk, Maksym; Sîrbu, Flavius; Magori, Brigitte; Blyshchyk, Kateryna; Blyshchyk, Volodymyr; Rabia, Ahmed Harb; Pawe, Chandra Kant; Su, Yiwen; Ahmed, Merajuddin; Panging, Kripal; Melnyk, Oleksandr; Vasylyshyn, Olesia; Vasylyshyn, Roman; Bilous, Andrii; Білоус, Світлана; Das, Krishna; Prestele, Reinhard; Pérez-Hoyos, Ana; Bungnamei, Khangsembou; Lashchenko, Andrii; Lakyda, Maryna; Lakyda, Ivan; Serediuk, O.; Domashovets, Galyna; Yurchuk, Yuriy; Koper, Michèle; Fritz, Steffen

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“…These variations result, in part, from distinct agroclimatic conditions. Current land uses in tropical dry woodlands are diverse and include subsistence agriculture, shifting cultivation, pastoralism and forest resource use, including hunting, timber extraction and charcoal production (Fritz et al, 2022; Laso Bayas et al, 2022; Ryan et al, 2012). Similarly, a large body of scholarly research has documented the many material and nonmaterial cultural needs that tropical dry woodlands fulfil for Indigenous Peoples (Arenas & Scarpa, 2007; Rosero‐Toro et al, 2018).…”

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“…in Cambodia) and oil palm (e.g. in Mexico) has been leading to some of the highest deforestation rates worldwide (Fritz et al, 2022; Laso Bayas et al, 2022; Pacheco et al, 2021).…”

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Tropical dry woodland loss occurs disproportionately in areas of highest conservation value

Buchadas¹,

Jung

Bustamante

et al. 2023

Global Change Biology

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Tropical and subtropical dry woodlands are rich in biodiversity and carbon. Yet, many of these woodlands are under high deforestation pressure and remain weakly protected. Here, we assessed how deforestation dynamics relate to areas of woodland protection and to conservation priorities across the world's tropical dry woodlands. Specifically, we characterized different types of deforestation frontier from 2000 to 2020 and compared them to protected areas (PAs), Indigenous Peoples' lands and conservation areas for biodiversity, carbon and water. We found that global conservation priorities were always overrepresented in tropical dry woodlands compared to the rest of the globe (between 4% and 96% more than expected, depending on the type of conservation priority). Moreover, about 41% of all dry woodlands were characterized as deforestation frontiers, and these frontiers have been falling disproportionately in areas with important regional (i.e. tropical dry woodland) conservation assets.While deforestation frontiers were identified within all tropical dry woodland classes of woodland protection, they were lower than the average within protected areas coinciding with Indigenous Peoples' lands (23%), and within other PAs (28%). However, within PAs, deforestation frontiers have also been disproportionately affecting | 4881 BUCHADAS et al.

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“…in Cambodia) and oil palm (e.g. in Mexico) has been leading to some of the highest deforestation rates worldwide (Fritz et al, 2022; Laso Bayas et al, 2022; Pacheco et al, 2021).…”

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Tropical dry woodland loss occurs disproportionately in areas of highest conservation value

Buchadas¹,

Jung

Bustamante

et al. 2023

Global Change Biology

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“…Representing 45% of all forest cover on Earth (FAO & UNEP 2020) tropical forests are some of the most diverse ecosystems (ForestPlots.net et al 2021), yet they are under constant threat due to a wide array of anthropogenic pressures (Malhi et al 2014). Land use change continues to drive global deforestation, with agricultural expansion persisting as the major reason for forest clearance, accounting for at least half of all forest loss—circa 10 million ha/year (FAO & UNEP 2020; Laso Bayas et al 2022). Human‐modified landscapes are increasingly fragmented (Taubert et al 2018) and the twin devils of habitat loss and fragmentation are eroding biodiversity by contracting species' ranges, causing widespread changes in species abundance and affecting species interactions, which is notably prominent in the species‐rich tropical regions (Ceballos et al 2017).…”

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Secondary forest buffers the effects of fragmentation on aerial insectivorous bat species following 30 years of passive forest restoration

Rowley,

López‐Baucells,

Rocha

et al. 2024

Restoration Ecology

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Passive forest restoration can buffer the effects of habitat loss on biodiversity. We acoustically surveyed aerial insectivorous bats in a whole‐ecosystem fragmentation experiment in the Brazilian Amazon over a 2‐year period, across 33 sites, comprising continuous old‐growth forest, remnant fragments, and regenerating secondary forest matrix. We analyzed the activity of 10 species/sonotypes to investigate occupancy across habitat types and responses to fragment size and interior‐edge‐matrix (IEM) disturbance gradients. Employing a multiscale approach, we investigated guild (edge foragers, forest specialists, flexible forest foragers, and open space specialists) and species‐level responses to vegetation structure and forest cover, edge, and patch density across six spatial scales (0.5–3 km). We found species‐specific habitat occupancy patterns and nuanced responses to fragment size and the IEM disturbance gradient. For example, Furipterus horrens had lower activity in secondary forest sites and the interior and edge of the smallest fragments (1 and 10 ha) compared to continuous forest, and only two species (Pteronotus spp.) showed no habitat preference and no significant responses across the IEM and fragment size gradients. Only the Molossus sonotype responded negatively to vegetation structure. We uncovered no negative influence of forest cover or edge density at guild or species‐level. Our results indicate that reforestation can buffer the negative effects of fragmentation and although these effects can still be detected in some species, generally aerial insectivorous bats appear to be in recovery after 30 years of passive forest restoration. Our findings reinforce the need to protect regenerating forests while conserving vast expanses of old‐growth forest.

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“…However, between 2010 and 2020, annual net global forest loss reached 4.7 million hectares (FAO, 2020), with the greatest total forest loss occurring in the tropics, including 32% of the global loss of forest cover between 2000 and 2012 (Hansen et al, 2013). The main driver of global forest loss is deforestation due to permanent land use changes that favour commodity production and extraction, such as beef, soy, palm oil and wood fibre (Curtis et al, 2018; Laso Bayas et al, 2022). As the loss of forest cover and biodiversity results in a loss of ecosystem services (Reygadas et al, 2023), measures aimed at protecting and restoring forest areas to maintain their provision are needed.…”

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An adapted typology of tree-related microhabitats including tropical forests

Nußer,

Bianco,

Kraus

et al. 2024

Preprint

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Tree-related microhabitats (TreMs) describe the microhabitats that a tree can provide for a multitude of other taxonomic groups and have been proposed as an important indicator for forest biodiversity (Asbeck et al., 2021). So far, the focus of TreM studies has been on temperate forests, although many trees in the tropics harbour exceptionally high numbers of TreMs. In this study, TreMs in the lowland tropical forests of the Choco (Ecuador) and in the mountain tropical forests of Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) were surveyed. Our results extend the existing typology of TreMs of Larrieu et al. (2018) to include tropical forests and enabled a comparison of the relative recordings and diversity of TreMs between tropical and temperate forests. A new TreM form, Root formations, and three new TreM groups, concavities build by fruits or leaves, dendrotelms, and root formations, were established. In total, 15 new TreM types in five different TreM groups were specified. The relative recordings of most TreMs were similar between tropical and temperate forests. However,ivy and lianas,andfernswere more common in the lowland rainforest than in temperate forests, andbark microsoil,limb breakage,andfoliose and fruticose lichensin tropical montane forest than in lowland rainforest. Mountain tropical forests hosted the highest diversity for common and dominant TreM types, and lowland tropical forest the highest diversity for rare TreMs. Our extended typology of tree-related microhabitats can support studies of forest-dwelling biodiversity in tropical forests. Specifically, given the ongoing threat to tropical forests, TreMs can serve as an additional tool allowing rapid assessments of biodiversity in these hyperdiverse ecosystems.

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Drivers of tropical forest loss between 2008 and 2019

Cited by 24 publications

References 5 publications

Tropical dry woodland loss occurs disproportionately in areas of highest conservation value

Tropical dry woodland loss occurs disproportionately in areas of highest conservation value

Secondary forest buffers the effects of fragmentation on aerial insectivorous bat species following 30 years of passive forest restoration

An adapted typology of tree-related microhabitats including tropical forests

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