Inter- and transdisciplinary scenario construction to explore future land-use options in southern Amazonia

Schönenberg, Regine; Schaldach, Rüdiger; Lakes, Tobia; Göpel, Jan; Gollnow, Florian

doi:10.5751/es-09032-220313

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“…91 93 Cross-disciplinary communications Shared understandings Barriers between cross-disciplinary researchers can be avoided by having dialogue to construct a shared understanding and break down disciplinary jargon, 38 using context when proposing theoretical approaches, 64 clarifying and posing 'stupid' questions, 52 55 and expressing meanings rather than results to make complex content accessible. 94 The development of a common language (ie, a collective set of vocabularies that clarify the terminologies of involved disciplines) is a milestone. 38 60 62-64 66 88 95 Knowledge sharing, 60 62 listening, 62 discussions 60 62 and clarification 38 62 88 are key enabling processes.…”

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Practical actions for fostering cross-disciplinary global health research: lessons from a narrative literature review

2020

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IntroductionGlobal health research involves disciplines within and beyond the health sciences. A cross-disciplinary collaborative research approach enables an interchange of knowledge and experience and stimulates innovative responses to complex health challenges. However, there is little robust evidence to guide the design and implementation of cross-disciplinary research in global health, hampering effective collective action. This review synthesised evidence on practical actions for fostering cross-disciplinary research to provide guidance on the design and implementation of research in global health.MethodsWe searched five electronic databases using key words. The search included original research and research notes articles in English. We used a framework adapted from the socio-ecological model and thematic synthesis for data analysis.ResultsThirty-six original research and 27 research notes articles were included in the review. These were predominantly from high-income countries and indicated that practical actions on fostering cross-disciplinary research are closely linked to leadership and teamwork which should be planned and implemented at research team and institutional levels. The publications also indicated that individual qualities such as being receptive to new ideas and funders’ power and influence have practical implications for conducting cross-disciplinary research. Practical actions that individuals, research team leaders, academic institutions and funders can undertake to foster cross-disciplinary research were identified.ConclusionOur review found evidence from high-income countries, not low-and-middle-income countries, about practices that can improve cross-disciplinary research in global health. Critical knowledge gaps exist around how leadership and teamwork processes can better integrate expertise from different disciplines to make cross-disciplinary research more effective.

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Section: Bmj Global Healthmentioning

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Practical actions for fostering cross-disciplinary global health research: lessons from a narrative literature review

2020

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“…For a comprehensive overview of the quantitative scenario assumptions (crop production, crop yield, population, and livestock) see [56]. An elaborate description and discussion of the translation process from qualitative to quantitative information and the respective results for all scenario assumptions is described in Schönenberg et al [62].…”

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Assessing the effects of agricultural intensification on natural habitats and biodiversity in Southern Amazonia

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The ongoing trend toward agricultural intensification in Southern Amazonia makes it essential to explore the future impacts of this development on the extent of natural habitats and biodiversity. This type of analysis requires information on future pathways of land-use and land-cover change (LULCC) under different socio-economic conditions and policy settings. For this purpose, the spatially explicit land-use change model LandSHIFT was applied to calculate a set of high-resolution land-use change scenarios for the Brazilian states Para and Mato Grosso. The period of the analysis were the years 2010–2030. The resulting land-use maps were combined with maps depicting vertebrate species diversity in order to examine the impact of natural habitat loss on species ranges as well as the overall LULCC-induced effect on vertebrate diversity as expressed by the Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII). The results of this study indicate a general decrease in biodiversity intactness in all investigated scenarios. However, agricultural intensification combined with diversified environmental protection policies show least impact of LULCC on vertebrate species richness and conservation of natural habitats compared to scenarios with low agricultural intensification or scenarios with less effective conservation policies.

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“…The main objective of the Carbiocial project was to explore how land-use change in Southern Amazonia (federal states of Pará and Mato Grosso) might develop during the period between 2010 (base year) and year 2030, and how it will be affected by the implementation of different landuse policies. For this purpose, four scenarios that portray different plausible development pathways of the region were constructed: Trend, Legal Intensification, Illegal Intensification and Sustainable Development (SchönenbeRg et al 2017). Each scenario consists of a storyline which is a short narrative of the respective future world (Appendix 1), quantitative land-use change drivers, and simulated raster maps that depict the resulting landuse patterns.…”

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“…The development of the scenario storylines is described in detail by SchönenbeRg et al (2017). In the following the main elements of the storylines are summarized.…”

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“…In order to explore the future pathways of land-use change in Southern Amazonia until 2030, we use a set of four existing scenarios consisting of storylines and simulated high-resolution land-use maps. These scenarios were developed as part of the Carbiocial project (göepel et al accepted;SchönenbeRg et al 2017), and take into consideration changing agricultural production due to changing commodity demands from domestic and global markets. They also take into account different assumptions regarding agricultural intensification and the effectiveness of policies targeting the preservation of protected areas and natural ecosystems.…”

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The role of future land-use change in Southern Amazonia to reach the aims of Brazil’s National Climate Plan

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Göpel²,

Klingler³

2017

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During the 1990s and early 2000s, forestry and agriculture were the main emitters of greenhouse gases in Brazil, contributing to approximately 80 % of the total national CO 2-equivalent emissions. In Southern Amazonia, the conversion of forest and Cerrado ecosystems to pasture and cropland particularly resulted in high CO 2-emissions from soils and vegetation. Other emissions from the agricultural sector include N 2 O emissions from the application of fertilisers and CH 4 emissions from livestock. Only recently was significant progress made in decoupling further increases of agricultural production from deforestation rates. Given the expected increase in global demand for food, bioenergy and biomaterials in the coming years, it is uncertain whether the established policies and available technological potentials to improve crop productivity are sufficient to prevent further expansion of agricultural area. This would be an essential prerequisite for slowing down deforestation considerably and for achieving the national climate targets of reducing the annual greenhouse gas emission by 43 % in 2030. In order to explore the future pathways of land-use change in Southern Amazonia until 2030, we developed a set of four scenarios consisting of storylines and simulated high-resolution land-use maps. The scenarios take into consideration changing agricultural production due to changing commodity demands from domestic and global markets, as well as different assumptions regarding agricultural intensification and the effectiveness of policies targeting the preservation of protected areas. Based on the generated maps, greenhouse gas emissions (N 2 O, CH 4 and CO 2) were calculated. Emission reductions compared to the reference year 2010 could be achieved under the Legal Intensification (-38 %) and Sustainable Development (-79 %) scenarios. In both cases, the results indicate that further agricultural intensification together with strict conservation policies are essential requirements to slow down the loss of natural ecosystems and at the same time to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, under Sustainable Development, a changing consumption pattern towards a more sustainable diet was identified as a suitable way to further mitigate the climate change impacts of agriculture. Zusammenfassung: In den 1990er und frühen 2000er Jahren waren Forst-und Landwirtschaft die Hauptverursacher von Treibhausgasen (THG) in Brasilien. Umgerechnet in CO 2-Äquivalenten waren allein diese beiden Sektoren für etwa 80 % der nationalen THG-Emissionen verantwortlich. Im südlichen Amazonasgebiet führte insbesondere die Umwandlung von Wald-und Cerrado Ökosystemen in Weide-und Ackerland zur Freisetzung von CO 2 aus Böden und Vegetation in die Atmosphäre. Weiterhin ist die Landwirtschaft verantwortlich für N 2 O-Emissionen aus der Anwendung von Düngemitteln und CH 4-Emissionen aus der Tierhaltung. Erst vor kurzer Zeit konnte eine Entkopplung der Erhöhung der landwirtschaftlichen Produktion von den beobachteten Entwaldungsraten erreicht werden....

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Inter- and transdisciplinary scenario construction to explore future land-use options in southern Amazonia

Cited by 15 publications

References 43 publications

Practical actions for fostering cross-disciplinary global health research: lessons from a narrative literature review

Practical actions for fostering cross-disciplinary global health research: lessons from a narrative literature review

Assessing the effects of agricultural intensification on natural habitats and biodiversity in Southern Amazonia

The role of future land-use change in Southern Amazonia to reach the aims of Brazil’s National Climate Plan

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