2021
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc4547
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Hidden destruction of older forests threatens Brazil’s Atlantic Forest and challenges restoration programs

Abstract: Understanding the dynamics of native forest loss and gain is critical for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services, especially in regions experiencing intense forest transformations. We quantified native forest cover dynamics on an annual basis from 1990 to 2017 in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. Despite the relative stability of native forest cover during this period (~28 Mha), the ongoing loss of older native forests, mostly on flatter terrains, have been hidden by the increasing gain of younger native for… Show more

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“…Epidemic outbreaks in the sylvatic cycle of YFV demands a high density of competent vectors and susceptible NHP's presence, acting as an amplifier for the virus (Abreu et al, 2019b;Cardoso et al, 2010;Mares-Guia et al, 2020;Pinheiro et al, 2019). Importantly, the YFV expansion wave (2014-2021) revealed the suitability of climate and ecological conditions for the occurrence of YFV outbreaks in several Brazilian regions, even though in the three southernmost states of Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina and RS), which have a subtropical temperate climate and great loss of forest areas, through which viral circulation can occur (Abreu et al, 2019a;Delatorre et al, 2019;Sacchetto et al, 2020a;Sacchetto et al, 2020b;Rosa et al, 2021). Therefore, it is important to strengthen surveillance.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Epidemic outbreaks in the sylvatic cycle of YFV demands a high density of competent vectors and susceptible NHP's presence, acting as an amplifier for the virus (Abreu et al, 2019b;Cardoso et al, 2010;Mares-Guia et al, 2020;Pinheiro et al, 2019). Importantly, the YFV expansion wave (2014-2021) revealed the suitability of climate and ecological conditions for the occurrence of YFV outbreaks in several Brazilian regions, even though in the three southernmost states of Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina and RS), which have a subtropical temperate climate and great loss of forest areas, through which viral circulation can occur (Abreu et al, 2019a;Delatorre et al, 2019;Sacchetto et al, 2020a;Sacchetto et al, 2020b;Rosa et al, 2021). Therefore, it is important to strengthen surveillance.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Svensson et al (2019) found, for example, a decrease from 75% to 38% in boreal forests between years 1973years and 2013years , and Shapiro et al (2021 showed that over 24 million hectares of forest were degraded in the Congo Basin between years 2000 and 2016. Similar or worse scenarios are happening in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest (Junior et al 2021;Rosa et al 2021). This is happening particularly inside Brazil, where recent governmental actions have promoted deforestation and forest fires (Escobar 2019;Amigo 2020;Silva et al 2021;França et al 2021;Qin et al 2021;Vale et al 2021), with record deforestation rates in the Amazon (Junior et al 2021).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…Land-use and land-cover (LULC) change has been one of the main drivers of environmental change at multiple scales and is currently recognized as an important predictor of anthropogenic impacts and biodiversity threats (Maxwell et al 2016;Prestele et al 2016;Gomes et al 2020;Rosa et al 2021). Mapping land-use land-cover (LULC) changes through time is, therefore, important and desirable to predict these threats and propose effective conservation policies (Jetz et al 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Local forests are already at risk. The whole biome (Atlantic Forest) is still under deforestation pressure (Rosa et al 2021), despite legal instruments for its protection (Silva et al 2016). At a regional level, these forests are imbedded in a context of high vulnerability to fire because of fragmentation and large areas covered by pastures (Guedes et al 2020).…”
Section: What Happens When a Salient Ingredient Is Missing?mentioning
confidence: 99%