Cracking Brazil’s Forest Code

The Brazilian Atlantic Forest: How much is left, and how is the remaining forest distributed? Implications for conservation

Ribeiro, M. C., Metzger, J. P., Martensen, A. C., Ponzoni, F. J., & Hirota, M. M. (2009) · Biological Conservation · doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2009.02.021 · Cited by 4,282

Annual fluxes of carbon from deforestation and regrowth in the Brazilian Amazon

Houghton, R. A., Skole, D. L., Nobre, C. A., Hackler, J. L., Lawrence, K. T., & Chomentowski, W. H. (2000) · Nature · doi:10.1038/35002062 · Cited by 758

Interactions among Amazon land use, forests and climate: prospects for a near-term forest tipping point

Nepstad, D. C., Stickler, C. M., Filho, B. S., & Merry, F. (2008) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rstb.2007.0036 · Cited by 725

The spatial distribution of forest biomass in the Brazilian Amazon: a comparison of estimates

Houghton, R. A., Lawrence, K. T., Hackler, J. L., & Brown, S. (2001) · Global Change Biology · doi:10.1046/j.1365-2486.2001.00426.x · Cited by 562

Large-scale ecological restoration of high-diversity tropical forests in SE Brazil

Rodrigues, R. R., Gandolfi, S., Nave, A. G., Aronson, J. C., Barreto, T. E., Vidal, C. Y., & Brancalion, P. H. S. (2010) · Forest Ecology and Management · doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2010.07.005 · Cited by 429

Conservation Value of Remnant Riparian Forest Corridors of Varying Quality for Amazonian Birds and Mammals

Lees, A. C., & Peres, C. A. (2008) · Conservation Biology · doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00870.x · Cited by 387

Dependence of hydropower energy generation on forests in the Amazon Basin at local and regional scales

Stickler, C. M., Coe, M. T., Costa, M. H., Nepstad, D. C., McGrath, D. G., Dias, L. C. P., Rodrigues, H. O., & Soares-Filho, B. S. (2013) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1215331110 · Cited by 242

Brazilian Agriculture and Environmental Legislation: Status and Future Challenges

Sparovek, G., Berndes, G., Klug, I. L. F., & Barretto, A. (2010) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es1007824 · Cited by 207

A hybrid analytical-heuristic method for calibrating land-use change models

Soares-Filho, B. S., Rodrigues, H. O., & Follador, M. (2013) · Environmental Modelling & Software · doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.01.010 · Cited by 168

INSTITUTIONAL SUBVERSION AND DEFORESTATION: LEARNING LESSONS FROM THE SYSTEM FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL LICENCING OF RURAL PROPERTIES IN MATO GROSSO

Rajão, R., Azevedo, A. A., & Stabile, M. C. C. (2012) · Public Administration and Development · doi:10.1002/pad.1620 · Cited by 50

Implementing Brazil’s Forest Code: a vital contribution to securing forests and conserving biodiversity

Brock, R. C., Arnell, A., Simonson, W. D., Soterroni, A. C., Mosnier, A., Ramos, F. M., de Carvalho, A. X. Y., Câmara, G., Pirker, J., Obersteiner, M. H., et al. (2021) · Biodiversity and Conservation · doi:10.1007/s10531-021-02159-x · Cited by 42

Poor alignment of priorities between scientists and policymakers highlights the need for evidence-informed conservation in Brazil

Gemael, M. K., Loyola, R. A., Penha, J. M. F., & Izzo, T. J. (2018) · Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation · doi:10.1016/j.pecon.2018.06.002 · Cited by 41

Brazil’s forest restoration, biomass and carbon stocks: A critical review of the knowledge gaps

Gardon, F. R., dos Santos, R. F., & Rodrigues, R. R. (2020) · Forest Ecology and Management · doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2020.117972 · Cited by 41

Dynamics of Natural Regeneration: Implications for Landscape Restoration in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Siminski, A., Zambiazi, D. C., dos Santos, K. L., & Fantini, A. C. (2021) · Frontiers in Forests and Global Change · doi:10.3389/ffgc.2021.576908 · Cited by 41

When the whole is less than the sum of all parts – Tracking global-level impacts of national sustainability initiatives

Downing, A. S., Wong, G., Dyer, M., Aguiar, A. P., Selomane, O., & Jiménez-Aceituno, A. (2021) · Global Environmental Change · doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102306 · Cited by 45

“Brasilience:” Assessing Resilience in Land Reform Settlements in the Brazilian Cerrado

Blesh, J., & Wittman, H. K. (2015) · Human Ecology · doi:10.1007/s10745-015-9770-0 · Cited by 48

New trends in land tenure and environmental regularisation laws in the Brazilian Amazon

Benatti, J. H., & Fischer, L. R. D. C. (2017) · Regional Environmental Change · doi:10.1007/s10113-017-1162-0 · Cited by 40

Sustainable bioproducts in Brazil: disputes and agreements on a common ground agenda for agriculture and nature protection

Sparovek, G., Antoniazzi, L. B., Barretto, A., Barros, A. C., Benevides, M., Berndes, G., Braga, E. D. P., Calmon, M., Groke, P. H., Marques, F. N. D. A., et al. (2016) · Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining · doi:10.1002/bbb.1636 · Cited by 40

Deforestation and Carbon Loss in Southwest Amazonia: Impact of Brazil’s Revised Forest Code

Roriz, P. A. C., Yanai, A. M., & Fearnside, P. M. (2017) · Environmental Management · doi:10.1007/s00267-017-0879-3 · Cited by 40

Agricultural innovation and climate change policy in the Brazilian Amazon: Intensification practices and the derived demand for pasture

Caviglia‐Harris, J. L. (2018) · Journal of Environmental Economics and Management · doi:10.1016/j.jeem.2018.06.006 · Cited by 44

Simulating land use changes, sediment yields, and pesticide use in the Upper Paraguay River Basin: Implications for conservation of the Pantanal wetland

Roque, F. D. O., Guerra, A., Johnson, M., Padovani, C. R., Corbi, J. J., Covich, A. P., Eaton, D. P., Tomás, W. M., Valente‐Neto, F., Borges, A. C. P., et al. (2021) · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment · doi:10.1016/j.agee.2021.107405 · Cited by 40

Mapping native and non-native vegetation in the Brazilian Cerrado using freely available satellite products

Lewis, K., Barros, F., Cure, M. B., Davies, C. A., Furtado, M. N., Hill, T. C., Hirota, M., Lira‐Martins, D., Mazzochini, G. G., Mitchard, E. T. A., et al. (2022) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-022-05332-6 · Cited by 40

Is It Possible to Make Rubber Extraction Ecologically and Economically Viable in the Amazon? The Southern Acre and Chico Mendes Reserve Case Study

Jaramillo-Giraldo, C., Filho, B. S., Ribeiro, S. M. C., & Gonçalves, R. C. (2017) · Ecological Economics · doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.12.035 · Cited by 39

Nature‐based solutions are critical for putting Brazil on track towards net‐zero emissions by 2050

Soterroni, A. C., Império, M., Scarabello, M., Seddon, N., Obersteiner, M. H., Rochedo, P., Schaeffer, R., Andrade, P. R., Ramos, F. M., Azevedo, T., et al. (2023) · Global Change Biology · doi:10.1111/gcb.16984 · Cited by 46

Which territorial embeddedness? Territorial relationships of recently internationalized firms of the soybean chain

Craviotti, C. (2016) · The Journal of Peasant Studies · doi:10.1080/03066150.2015.1119121 · Cited by 39

Planning by the rules: A fair chance for the environment in a land-use conflict area

Bircol, G. A. C., de Souza, M. P., Fontes, A. T., Chiarello, A. G., & Ranieri, V. E. L. (2018) · Land Use Policy · doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.04.038 · Cited by 39

Achieving private conservation targets in Brazil through restoration and compensation schemes without impairing productive lands

de Mello, K., Fendrich, A. N., Sparovek, G., Simmonds, J. S., Maron, M., Tavares, P. A., Brites, A. D., Rodrigues, R. R., Joly, C. A., & Metzger, J. P. (2021) · Environmental Science & Policy · doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2021.02.014 · Cited by 39

Small Landscape Elements Double Connectivity in Highly Fragmented Areas of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

de Siqueira, F. F., de Carvalho, D., Rhodes, J. R., Archibald, C. L., Rezende, V. L., & van den Berg, E. (2021) · Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution · doi:10.3389/fevo.2021.614362 · Cited by 41

Financing mechanisms to bridge the resource gap to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services in Brazil

Young, C. E. F., & de Castro, B. S. (2021) · Ecosystem Services · doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101321 · Cited by 39

Amazon entrepreneurs: Women’s economic empowerment and the potential for more sustainable land use practices

Mello, D. M. G., & Schmink, M. C. (2016) · Women s Studies International Forum · doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2016.11.008 · Cited by 39

What drives the erasure of protected areas? Evidence from across the Brazilian Amazon

Keles, D., Delacote, P., Pfaff, A., Qin, S., & Mascia, M. B. (2020) · Ecological Economics · doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106733 · Cited by 43

Tropical forest seeds in the household economy: effects of market participation among three sociocultural groups in the Upper Xingu region of the Brazilian Amazon

Urzedo, D., Vidal, E., Sills, E. O., Piña-Rodrigues, F. C. M., & Junqueira, R. G. P. (2015) · Environmental Conservation · doi:10.1017/s0376892915000247 · Cited by 38

Ecological restoration increases conservation of taxonomic and functional beta diversity of woody plants in a tropical fragmented landscape

Rother, D. C., Liboni, A. P., Magnago, L. F. S., Chao, A., Chazdon, R. L., & Rodrigues, R. R. (2019) · Forest Ecology and Management · doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117538 · Cited by 38

Modeled Response of South American Climate to Three Decades of Deforestation

Jiang, Y., Wang, G., Liu, W., Erfanian, A., Qing, P., & Fu, R. (2020) · Journal of Climate · doi:10.1175/jcli-d-20-0380.1 · Cited by 38

Toward quantification of the feasible potential of land-based carbon dioxide removal

Perkins, O., Alexander, P. M., Arneth, A., Brown, C., Millington, J. D. A., & Rounsevell, M. (2023) · One Earth · doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2023.11.011 · Cited by 37

Property Rights and the Soybean Revolution: Shaping How China and Brazil Are Telecoupled

Torres, S., Moran, E. F., & Silva, R. (2017) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su9060954 · Cited by 39

The Native Vegetation Protection Law of Brazil and the challenge for first-order stream conservation

Taniwaki, R. H., Forte, Y. A., Silva, G. O., Brancalion, P. H. S., Cogueto, C. V., Filoso, S., & Ferraz, S. F. D. B. (2017) · Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation · doi:10.1016/j.pecon.2017.08.007 · Cited by 37

Human-modified landscape acts as refuge for mammals in Atlantic Forest

Bovo, A. A. A., Magioli, M., Percequillo, A. R., Kruszynski, C., Alberici, V., Mello, M. A. R., Correa, L. S., Gebin, J. C. Z., Ribeiro, Y. G. G., Costa, F. B., et al. (2018) · Biota Neotropica · doi:10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2017-0395 · Cited by 37

Environmental policy in Brazilian Amazonia: Lessons from recent history

Fearnside, P. M. (2016) · Novos Cadernos NAEA · doi:10.5801/ncn.v19i1.1379 · Cited by 36

Farmer preferences for reforestation contracts in Brazil's Atlantic Forest

Richards, R. C., Petrie, R., Christ, B., Ditt, E. H., & Kennedy, C. J. (2020) · Forest Policy and Economics · doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102235 · Cited by 36

It is not just about time: Agricultural practices and surrounding forest cover affect secondary forest recovery in agricultural landscapes

César, R. G., Moreno, V. D. S., Colletta, G. D., Schweizer, D., Chazdon, R. L., Barlow, J., Ferraz, S. F. D. B., Crouzeilles, R., & Brancalion, P. H. S. (2021) · Biotropica · doi:10.1111/btp.12893 · Cited by 37

Policies to encourage agroforestry in the Southern Atlantic Forest

Urruth, L. M., Bassi, J. B., & Chemello, D. (2021) · Land Use Policy · doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105802 · Cited by 36

How future climate change and deforestation can drastically affect the species of monkeys endemic to the eastern Amazon, and priorities for conservation

da Silva, L. B., de Oliveira, G. L., Frederico, R. G., Loyola, R. A., Zacarias, D., Ribeiro, B. R., & de Oliveira, A. C. M. (2022) · Biodiversity and Conservation · doi:10.1007/s10531-022-02373-1 · Cited by 38

Slow-down of deforestation following a Brazilian forest policy was less effective on private lands than in all conservation areas

Silva, R., Victoria, D. D. C., Nossack, F. Á., Viña, A., Millington, J. D. A., Vieira, S. A., Batistella, M., Moran, E. F., & Liu, J. (2023) · Communications Earth & Environment · doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00783-9 · Cited by 39

Enabling large-scale forest restoration in Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Nunes, F. S. M., Soares-Filho, B. S., Rajão, R., & Merry, F. D. (2017) · Environmental Research Letters · doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aa6658 · Cited by 36

Why environmental impact assessments often fail

Laurance, W. F. (2022) · Therya · doi:10.12933/therya-22-1181 · Cited by 36

Gaps in adoption and implementation limit the current and potential effectiveness of zero-deforestation supply chain policies for soy

Gollnow, F., Cammelli, F., Carlson, K. M., & Garrett, R. D. (2022) · Environmental Research Letters · doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac97f6 · Cited by 40

Taking account of governance: Implications for land-use dynamics, food prices, and trade patterns

Wang, X., Biewald, A., Dietrich, J. P., Schmitz, C., Lotze‐Campen, H., Humpenöder, F., Bodirsky, B. L., & Popp, A. (2015) · Ecological Economics · doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.11.018 · Cited by 39

Considering farmer land use decisions in efforts to ‘scale up’ Payments for Watershed Services

Richards, R. C., Kennedy, C. J., Lovejoy, T. Ε., & Brancalion, P. H. S. (2017) · Ecosystem Services · doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.12.016 · Cited by 35

Underwriting 1.5°C: competitive approaches to financing accelerated climate change mitigation

Bodnar, P., Ott, C., Edwards, R., Hoch, S., McGlynn, E., & Wagner, G. (2017) · Climate Policy · doi:10.1080/14693062.2017.1389687 · Cited by 35

High Spatial Resolution Visual Band Imagery Outperforms Medium Resolution Spectral Imagery for Ecosystem Assessment in the Semi-Arid Brazilian Sertão

Goldblatt, R., Rivera-Ballesteros, A., & Burney, J. A. (2017) · Remote Sensing · doi:10.3390/rs9121336 · Cited by 39

Native forests within and outside protected areas are key for nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) occupancy in agricultural landscapes

Rodrigues, T. F., & Chiarello, A. G. (2018) · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment · doi:10.1016/j.agee.2018.08.001 · Cited by 35

The big picture of field hydrology studies in Brazil

Melo, D. D. C. D., Anache, J. A. A., Almeida, C. D. N., Coutinho, J. V., Filho, G. M. R., Rosalem, L. M. P., Pelinson, N. D. S., Ferreira, G. L. R. A., Schwamback, D., Calixto, K. G., et al. (2020) · Hydrological Sciences Journal · doi:10.1080/02626667.2020.1747618 · Cited by 35

Native forest cover safeguards stream water quality under a changing climate

Piffer, P. R., Tambosi, L. R., Ferraz, S. F. D. B., Metzger, J. P., & Uriarte, M. (2021) · Ecological Applications · doi:10.1002/eap.2414 · Cited by 35

Farmer perceptions, policy and reforestation in Santa Catarina, Brazil

Trevisan, A. C. D., Filho, A. L. S., Farley, J., Fantini, A. C., & Longo, C. (2016) · Ecological Economics · doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.06.024 · Cited by 35

Curbing enthusiasm for Brazilian agribusiness: The use of actor-specific assessments to transform sustainable development on the ground

Medina, G., & dos Santos, A. P. (2017) · Applied Geography · doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.06.003 · Cited by 37

Post-frontier governance up in smoke? Free-for-all frontier imaginations encourage illegal deforestation and appropriation of public lands in the Brazilian Amazon

Klingler, M., & Mack, P. (2020) · Journal of Land Use Science · doi:10.1080/1747423x.2020.1739765 · Cited by 39

Human-climate interactions shape fire regimes in the Cerrado of São Paulo state, Brazil

Conciani, D. E., dos Santos, L. P., Silva, T. S. F., Durigan, G., & Alvarado, S. T. (2021) · Journal for Nature Conservation · doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2021.126006 · Cited by 34

Land-use changes affect the functional structure of stream fish assemblages in the Brazilian Savanna

Alvarenga, L. R. P., Pompeu, P. D. S., Leal, C. G., Hughes, R. M., Fagundes, D. C., & Leitão, R. P. (2021) · Neotropical Ichthyology · doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2021-0035 · Cited by 34

Effectiveness-equity tradeoffs in enforcing exclusionary supply chain policies: Lessons from the Amazonian cattle sector

Cammelli, F., Levy, S. A., Grabs, J., Valentim, J. F., & Garrett, R. D. (2022) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.130031 · Cited by 39

LegalGEO: Conservation tool to guide the siting of legal reserves under the Brazilian Forest Code

Oakleaf, J. R., Matsumoto, M. H., Kennedy, C. M., Baumgarten, L., Miteva, D. A., Sochi, K., & Kiesecker, J. M. (2017) · Applied Geography · doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.06.025 · Cited by 33

How policies constrain native seed supply for restoration in Brazil

Urzedo, D., Fisher, R., Piña-Rodrigues, F. C. M., Freire, J. M., & Junqueira, R. G. P. (2019) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.12936 · Cited by 33

Planning forest restoration within private land holdings with conservation co-benefits at the landscape scale

Niemeyer, J., Barros, F. S. M., da Silva, D. P. G., Crouzeilles, R., & Vale, M. M. (2019) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135262 · Cited by 33

Brazilian Cerrado and Soy moratorium: Effects on biome preservation and consequences on grain production

Magalhães, I. B., Pereira, A. S. A. D. P., Calijuri, M. L., Alves, S. D. C., dos Santos, V. J., & Lorentz, J. F. (2020) · Land Use Policy · doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.105030 · Cited by 33

Land-Cover Changes and an Uncertain Future: Will the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Lose the Chance to Become a Hopespot?

Lira, P. K., Portela, R. D. C. Q., & Tambosi, L. R. (2021) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-55322-7_11 · Cited by 36

Identifying priority regions and territorial planning strategies for conserving native vegetation in the Cerrado (Brazil) under different scenarios of land use changes

Colman, C. B., Guerra, A., Roque, F. D. O., Rosa, I. M. D., & de Oliveira, P. T. S. (2021) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150998 · Cited by 33

Structure and composition of altered riparian forests in an agricultural Amazonian landscape

Nagy, R. C., Porder, S., Neill, C., Brando, P. M., Quintino, R. M., & do Nascimento, S. A. (2015) · Ecological Applications · doi:10.1890/14-1740.1 · Cited by 33

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Brazil 2015

OECD (2015) · OECD Environmental Performance Reviews · doi:10.1787/9789264240094-en · Cited by 33

Landowner perceptions of the value of natural forest and natural grassland in a mosaic ecosystem in southern Brazil

Henderson, K. A., dos Reis, M., Blanco, C. C., Pillar, V. D., Printes, R. C., Bauch, C. T., & Anand, M. (2015) · Sustainability Science · doi:10.1007/s11625-015-0319-3 · Cited by 35

Intensification of climate change impacts on agriculture in the Cerrado due to deforestation

Leite‐Filho, A. T., Soares-Filho, B. S., Oliveira, U., & Coe, M. T. (2024) · Nature Sustainability · doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01475-8 · Cited by 32

Carrots, Sticks and the Brazilian Forest Code: the promising response of small landowners in the Amazon

Santiago, T. M. O., Caviglia‐Harris, J. L., & de Rezende, J. L. P. (2018) · Journal of Forest Economics · doi:10.1016/j.jfe.2017.12.001 · Cited by 37

Carbon-diversity hotspots and their owners in Brazilian southeastern Savanna, Atlantic Forest and Semi-Arid Woodland domains

Silveira, E. M. D. O., Terra, M. D. C. N. S., ter Steege, H., Maeda, E. E., Júnior, F. W. A., & Scolforo, J. R. S. (2019) · Forest Ecology and Management · doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117575 · Cited by 34

Lessons Learned from the Water Producer Project in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Viani, R. A. G., Bracale, H., & Taffarello, D. (2019) · Forests · doi:10.3390/f10111031 · Cited by 32

Confronting governance challenges of the resource nexus through reflexivity: A cross-case comparison of biofuels policies in Germany and Brazil

Santos, I. T. (2020) · Energy Research & Social Science · doi:10.1016/j.erss.2020.101464 · Cited by 36

Effects of Land Use Changes on Streamflow and Sediment Yield in Atibaia River Basin—SP, Brazil

dos Santos, F. M., de Oliveira, R. P., & de Lollo, J. A. (2020) · Water · doi:10.3390/w12061711 · Cited by 34

What Drives Intensification of Land Use at Agricultural Frontiers in the Brazilian Amazon? Evidence from a Decision Game

Nascimento, N., West, T. A. P., Börner, J., & Ometto, J. P. (2019) · Forests · doi:10.3390/f10060464 · Cited by 32

The challenge of commodity-centric governance in sacrifice frontiers: Evidence from the Brazilian Cerrado's soy sector

Levy, S. A., Garik, A. V. N., & Garrett, R. D. (2024) · Geoforum · doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2024.103972 · Cited by 35

Land use policy as a driver for climate change adaptation: A case in the domain of the Brazilian Atlantic forest

Rezende, C. L. D., Fraga, J. S., Sessa, J. C., de Souza, G. V. P., Assad, E. D., & Scarano, F. R. (2018) · Land Use Policy · doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.01.027 · Cited by 31

Synergism Between Payments for Water-Related Ecosystem Services, Ecological Restoration, and Landscape Connectivity Within the Atlantic Forest Hotspot

Viani, R. A. G., Braga, D. P. P., Ribeiro, M. C., Pereira, P., & Brancalion, P. H. S. (2018) · Tropical Conservation Science · doi:10.1177/1940082918790222 · Cited by 31

Time-weighted dynamic time warping analysis for mapping interannual cropping practices changes in large-scale agro-industrial farms in Brazilian Cerrado

Chaves, M. E. D., Alves, M. D. C., Sáfadi, T., de Oliveira, M. S., Picoli, M. C. A., Simões, R. E. D. O., & Mataveli, G. (2021) · Science of Remote Sensing · doi:10.1016/j.srs.2021.100021 · Cited by 31

Large-Scale Collective Action to Avoid an Amazon Tipping Point – Key Actors and Interventions

Lima, M. G. B., Harring, N., Jagers, S. C., Löfgren, Å., Persson, U. M., Sjöstedt, M., Brülde, B., Langlet, D., Steffen, W., & Alpízar, F. (2020) · Current Research in Environmental Sustainability · doi:10.1016/j.crsust.2021.100048 · Cited by 31

The Ability to Influence: A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Advocacy Coalitions in Brazilian Climate Politics

Aamodt, S. (2018) · Review of Policy Research · doi:10.1111/ropr.12282 · Cited by 68

Quantifying cultural values associated with deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

Hoelle, J. (2018) · Journal of Land Use Science · doi:10.1080/1747423x.2018.1475516 · Cited by 30

Socio-Ecological Implications of Soy in the Brazilian Cerrado

Rekow, L. (2019) · Challenges in Sustainability · doi:10.12924/cis2019.07010007 · Cited by 30

Timber stock recovery in a chronosequence of secondary forests in Southern Brazil: Adding value to restored landscapes

Zambiazi, D. C., Fantini, A. C., Piotto, D., Siminski, A., Vibrans, A. C., Oller, D. C., Piazza, G. E., & Peña‐Claros, M. (2021) · Forest Ecology and Management · doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119352 · Cited by 30

Translating Sustainable Forest Management from the global to the domestic sphere: The case of Brazil

Faggin, J. M., & Behagel, J. H. (2017) · Forest Policy and Economics · doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2017.08.012 · Cited by 30

Bee surveys in Brazil in the last six decades: a review and scientometrics

Pereira, F. W., Gonçalves, R. B., & Ramos, K. S. (2021) · Apidologie · doi:10.1007/s13592-021-00894-2 · Cited by 29

Policies undermine Brazil's GHG goals

Rajão, R., & Soares-Filho, B. S. (2015) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.350.6260.519-a · Cited by 29

Toward integrating private conservation lands into national protected area systems: Lessons from a megadiversity country

da Silva, J. M. C., Pinto, L. P., & Scarano, F. R. (2021) · Conservation Science and Practice · doi:10.1111/csp2.433 · Cited by 29

Slowing Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: Avoiding Legal Deforestation by Compensating Farmers and Ranchers

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Moving from forest vs. grassland perspectives to an integrated view towards the conservation of forest–grassland mosaics

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