Socio-economic and environmental trade-offs in Amazonian protected areas and Indigenous territories revealed by assessing competing land uses

Javier Godar

doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02458-w

Socio-economic and environmental trade-offs in Amazonian protected areas and Indigenous territories revealed by assessing competing land uses

Journal article / This study explores how Indigenous territories reduce deforestation but face socio-economic trade-offs, while sustainable-use areas achieve a better balance.

24 July 2024 / About Land use

Harnessing the power of forests for resilient agriculture

Perspective / This perspective offers insights about how forests and trees benefit the agricultural sector. It argues that policymakers should act to leverage these benefits.

11 July 2024 / About Food and agriculture, Forests and Land use

EU flags are mounted on tall flagpoles and are fluttering in the wind in front of the European Comission's large, modern headquarters. The building’s facade is composed of numerous horizontal and vertical lines, creating a grid-like pattern in the background.

Five ways Trase can and cannot support the EU deforestation regulation

Perspective / Trase’s co-directors write about the benefits and limitations of Trase data in assisting companies and governments in their efforts to implement the EUDR.

10 July 2024 / About Finance, Supply Chains and Sustainable lifestyles

Palm oil plants at a plantation in Malaysia.

Trase: UK unprotected from high levels of deforestation exposure

Feature / Delivering legislation to tackle deforestation should be a priority for the newly elected British government according to Trase.

3 July 2024 / About Forests, Public policy, Supply Chains and Sustainable lifestyles

several people in a green grassy shrubby area near woodlands, climbing over a wood fence under blue skies.

Land cover scenarios in four Kenyan arid and semi-arid regions by 2050

SEI working paper / The researchers analysed spatial land use data for the past two decades for primarily arid and semiarid lands (ASAL) to project forest cover in Kenya by 2050.

1 July 2024 / About Forests and Land use

Cocoa beans being transported on a conveyor belt in a processing facility.

EU27 countries in the spotlight for deforestation exposure

Feature / EU imports of cocoa and palm oil drive major global deforestation, new Trase research shows.

27 June 2024 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests, Public policy and Supply Chains

Dark clouds in the sky over a dirt road passing through tropical dry forest trees on either side.

What is still at stake in the Gran Chaco?

Journal article / This study shows options for potential land-system futures for the Gran Chaco, a global deforestation hotspot with high biological and cultural diversity.

27 June 2024 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Land use and Public policy

Self-propelled machine harvesting and unloading soybeans

‘Greenlash’ and reactionary stakeholders in environmental governance: An analysis of soy farmers against zero deforestation in Brazil

Journal article / This article explores the positions and views of stakeholders who resist the zero-deforestation agenda.

19 June 2024 / About Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use and Supply Chains

Two agricultural harvester machines harvesting soybeans in a vast field under a dramatic sky with large clouds. Dust clouds are visible behind the machines, indicating active harvesting.

Tracking soy to halt deforestation

Feature / Learn how Trase data drives actions to curb deforestation in soy supply chains.

22 May 2024 / About Bioeconomy, Forests, Public policy, Supply Chains and Sustainable lifestyles