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

Misguided policy may jeopardize a diverse South brazilian environmental protection area

Alves, G. H. Z., Santos, R. D. S., Figueiredo, B. R. S., Manetta, G. I., Message, H. J., Pazianoto, L. H. R., Guimarães, G. B., Benedito, E., & do Couto, E. V. (2018) · Biota Neotropica · doi:10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2018-0574 · Cited by 20

Beyond aboveground

Sugai, L. S. M., Ochoa-Quintero, J. M., Costa‐Pereira, R., & Roque, F. D. O. (2015) · Biodiversity and Conservation · doi:10.1007/s10531-015-0918-4 · Cited by 19

A novel framework integrating resilient and sustainable urbanism for designing climate resilient sustainable urban neighbourhoods

Bleicher, J., & Kumar, P. (2025) · Sustainable Cities and Society · doi:10.1016/j.scs.2025.106577 · Cited by 20

Who Cares about Forests and Why? Individual Values Attributed to Forests in a Post-Frontier Region in Amazonia

Torres, P. C., Morsello, C., Parry, L., & Pardini, R. (2016) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0167691 · Cited by 18

Primate and ungulate responses to teak agroforestry in a southern Amazonian landscape

Martins‐Oliveira, A. T., Bernardo, C. S. S., de Melo, F. R., Filho, M. D. S., Peres, C. A., & Canale, G. R. (2019) · Mammalian Biology · doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2019.03.015 · Cited by 18

VARIAÇÃO ESPAÇO-TEMPORAL DA OCORRÊNCIA DO FOGO NOS BIOMAS BRASILEIROS COM BASE NA ANÁLISE DE PRODUTOS DE SENSORIAMENTO REMOTO

Alves, D. B., & Alvarado, S. T. (2020) · Geografia (Rio Claro) · doi:10.5016/geografia.v44i2.15119 · Cited by 18

Protected areas and unpaved roads mediate habitat use of the giant anteater in anthropogenic landscapes

Versiani, N. F., Bailey, L. L., Pasqualotto, N., Rodrigues, T. F., Paolino, R. M., Alberici, V., & Chiarello, A. G. (2021) · Journal of Mammalogy · doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyab004 · Cited by 18

Sustainability of agricultural production following deforestation in the tropics: Evidence on the value of newly-deforested, long-deforested and forested land in the Brazilian Amazon

Mullan, K., Caviglia‐Harris, J. L., & Sills, E. O. (2021) · Land Use Policy · doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105660 · Cited by 20

Operationalizing payments for ecosystem services in Brazil's sugarcane belt: How do stakeholder opinions match with successful cases in Latin America?

da Silva, R. A., Lapola, D. M., Patricio, G. B., Teixeira, M. A. C., Pinho, P. F., & Priess, J. A. (2016) · Ecosystem Services · doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.09.013 · Cited by 20

The legal reserve: historical basis for the understanding and analysis of this instrument

Santiago, T. M. O., de Rezende, J. L. P., & Borges, L. A. C. (2016) · Ciência Rural · doi:10.1590/0103-8478cr20141349 · Cited by 18

Future land use and land cover in Southern Amazonia and resulting greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural soils

Göpel, J., Schüngel, J., Schaldach, R., Meurer, K. H. E., Jungkunst, H. F., Franko, U., Boy, J., Strey, R., Strey, S., Guggenberger, G., et al. (2017) · Regional Environmental Change · doi:10.1007/s10113-017-1235-0 · Cited by 19

Land availability for sugarcane derived jet-biofuels in São Paulo—Brazil

Martini, D. Z., Aragão, L. E. O. C., Sanches, I. D., Galdos, M. V., da Silva, C. R. U., & Dalla-Nora, E. L. (2017) · Land Use Policy · doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.10.035 · Cited by 18

Opportunity cost of a private reserve of natural heritage, Cerrado biome – Brazil

Farinha, M. J. U. S., Bernardo, L. V. M., Filho, A. S., Berezuk, A. G., da Silva, L. F., & Ruviaro, C. F. (2018) · Land Use Policy · doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.08.028 · Cited by 18

Steering signification for sustainability

Lahsen, M. (2024) · Global Sustainability · doi:10.1017/sus.2024.10 · Cited by 17

Biodiversity credits schemes: a comparative analysis

Croci, E., Lucchitta, B., & Cusa, M. (2025) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.146382 · Cited by 21

Brazil's policies stuck in the mud

Campos‐Silva, J. V., & Peres, C. A. (2019) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.aaw8293 · Cited by 17

Local Perception in Forest Landscape Restoration Planning: A Case Study From the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Maioli, V., Monteiro, L. M., Tubenchlak, F., Pepe, I. S., de Carvalho, Y. B., Gomes, F. D., Strassburg, B. B. N., & Latawiec, A. E. (2021) · Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution · doi:10.3389/fevo.2021.612789 · Cited by 17

Balancing natural forest regrowth and tree planting to ensure social fairness and compliance with environmental policies

Gastauer, M., Miazaki, A. S., Crouzeilles, R., Tavares, P. A., Lino, E. D. D. S. M., & Rodrigues, R. R. (2021) · Journal of Applied Ecology · doi:10.1111/1365-2664.14065 · Cited by 17

Deforestation and agricultural fires in South-West Pará, Brazil, under political changes from 2014 to 2020

Jakimow, B., Baumann, M., Salomão, C., Bendini, H. D. N., & Hostert, P. (2023) · Journal of Land Use Science · doi:10.1080/1747423x.2023.2195420 · Cited by 19

AMACRO: the newer Amazonia deforestation hotspot and a potential setback for Brazilian agriculture

Chaves, M. E. D., Mataveli, G., da Conceição, K. V., Adami, M., Petrone, F. G., & Sanches, I. D. (2024) · Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation · doi:10.1016/j.pecon.2024.01.009 · Cited by 20

Land conflicts from overlapping claims in Brazil’s rural environmental registry

Furumo, P. R., Yu, J., Hogan, J. A., de Carvalho, L. M. T., Brito, B., & Lambin, É. F. (2024) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2407357121 · Cited by 25

The Land Question in Amazonia: Cadastral Knowledge and Ignorance in Brazil's Tenure Regularization Program

Campbell, J. M. (2015) · PoLAR Political and Legal Anthropology Review · doi:10.1111/plar.12091 · Cited by 17

On the teaching of ecological restoration in Brazil: an analysis of postgraduate courses

Sansevero, J. B. B., Alonso, J. M., Booth, M. C., Bueno, M. M., Carvalho, L. S., Clemente, N. L., Foesch, M. D. S., Mateus, F. A., & Valcarcel, R. (2017) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.12662 · Cited by 17

Monitoring of a Seedling Planting Restoration in a Permanent Preservation Area of the Southeast Atlantic Forest Biome, Brazil

Fiore, N. V., Ferreira, C. C., Dzedzej, M., & Massi, K. G. (2019) · Forests · doi:10.3390/f10090768 · Cited by 17

Characterising the spatial distribution of opportunities and constraints for land sparing in Brazil

dos Santos, J. S., Feltran‐Barbieri, R., Fonte, E. S., Balmford, A. P., Maioli, V., Latawiec, A. E., Strassburg, B. B. N., & Phalan, B. (2020) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-020-58770-5 · Cited by 19

A conceptual model to assess the impact of anthropogenic drivers on water-related ecosystem services in the Brazilian Cerrado

Resende, F. M., Cornejo-Denman, L., Selva, G. V., Campanhão, L. M. B., Nobre, R. L. G., Jimenez, Y. G., Lima, E. M., & Niemeyer, J. (2020) · Biota Neotropica · doi:10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2019-0899 · Cited by 17

The Configuration of Forest Cover in Ribeirão Preto: A Diagnosis of Brazil’s Forest Code Implementation

Parras, R., de Mendonça, G. C., Costa, R. C. A., Pissarra, T. C. T., Valera, C. A., Fernandes, L. F. S., & Pacheco, F. A. L. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12145686 · Cited by 17

Forest governance in the Amazon: Favoring the emergence of local management systems

Medina, G., Pokorny, B., & Campbell, B. (2021) · World Development · doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105696 · Cited by 17

Unraveling the paths of water as aquatic cultural services for the ecotourism in Brazilian Protected Areas

Nabout, J. C., Tessarolo, G., Pinheiro, G. H. B., Márquez, L. A. M., & de Carvalho, R. A. (2021) · Global Ecology and Conservation · doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01958 · Cited by 17

Green and socioeconomic infrastructures in the Brazilian Amazon: implications for a changing climate

da Silva, J. M. C., & Prasad, S. (2017) · Climate and Development · doi:10.1080/17565529.2017.1411242 · Cited by 17

Narratives Across Scales on Barriers and Strategies for Upscaling Forest Restoration: A Brazilian Case Study

Schweizer, D., van Kuijk, M., Meli, P., Bernardini, L. E., & Ghazoul, J. (2019) · Forests · doi:10.3390/f10070530 · Cited by 17

Compensating deforestation with forest surplus: Key regulatory issues within Brazil's atlantic forest

da Cruz, J. C., Barella, C. F., & Fonseca, A. (2019) · Ecological Economics · doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.106444 · Cited by 17

The Effects of Land Use Regulation on Deforestation: Evidence from the Brazilian Amazon

Anderson, L. O., Martino, S. D., Harding, T., Kuralbayeva, K., & de Lima, A. Y. F. (2016) · Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) · Cited by 17

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia

Fearnside, P. M. (2017) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/obo/9780199363445-0064 · Cited by 20

Land-use trends and environmental governance policies in Brazil: Paths forward for sustainability

Miccolis, A., Andrade, R. M. T., & Pacheco, P. (2014) · doi:10.17528/cifor/005435 · Cited by 17

The Judicialization of the Planning Process in São Paulo’s Informal Settlements: Enforcing Housing and Environmental Rights through the Courts?

Walker, A. P. P., de Alarcón, M. A., Machado, M. F. P., & Avanci, J. L. (2020) · Journal of Planning Education and Research · doi:10.1177/0739456x20935168 · Cited by 16

Mapping Land Suitability to Guide Landscape Restoration in the Amazon

Poccard-Chapuis, R. J. M., Plassin, S., Osis, R., Pinillos, D., Pimentel, G., Thalês, M. C., Laurent, F., Gomes, M. R. D. O., Darnet, L. A. F., Peçanha, J. D. C., et al. (2021) · Land · doi:10.3390/land10040368 · Cited by 19

Climate risks to soy‐maize double‐cropping due to Amazon deforestation

Leite‐Filho, A. T., Soares-Filho, B. S., & de Oliveira, U. (2024) · International Journal of Climatology · doi:10.1002/joc.8381 · Cited by 16

Smallholders' perspectives, motivations, and incentives for restoring the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Tavares, M. F., Gallo, P., Nascimento, N., Bauhus, J., Brancalion, P. H. S., & Feurer, M. (2024) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.14270 · Cited by 17

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

Schönenberg, R., Schaldach, R., Lakes, T., Göpel, J., & Gollnow, F. (2017) · Ecology and Society · doi:10.5751/es-09032-220313 · Cited by 17

Impact of individual protected areas on deforestation and carbon emissions in Acre, Brazil

Koskimäki, T., Eklund, J., MOULATLET, G. M., & Tuomisto, H. (2021) · Environmental Conservation · doi:10.1017/s0376892921000229 · Cited by 16

Setting priority conservation management regions to reverse rapid range decline of a key neotropical forest ungulate

Oshima, J. E. D. F., Jorge, M. L. S. P., Sobral‐Souza, T., Börger, L., Keuroghlian, A., Peres, C. A., Vancine, M. H., Collen, B., & Ribeiro, M. C. (2021) · Global Ecology and Conservation · doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01796 · Cited by 16

Different-aged Pinus afforestation does not support typical Atlantic Forest fruit-feeding butterfly assemblages

Casas-Pinilla, L. C., Iserhard, C. A., Richter, A., Gawlinski, K., Cavalheiro, L., Romanowski, H. P., & Kaminski, L. A. (2022) · Forest Ecology and Management · doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120279 · Cited by 16

Temporal change of Distance to Nature index for anthropogenic influence monitoring in a protected area and its buffer zone

Almeida, D., André, M., Scariot, E. C., Fushita, Â. T., dos Santos, J. E., & Bogaert, J. (2018) · Ecological Indicators · doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.03.055 · Cited by 16

Conservation conflicts and their drivers in different protected area management groups: a case study in Brazil

da Silveira, W. J., de Souza, C. R., Mariano, R. F., Moura, C. C. S., Rodrigues, C. C., & Fontes, M. A. L. (2021) · Biodiversity and Conservation · doi:10.1007/s10531-021-02308-2 · Cited by 15

Balancing food production with climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation in the Brazilian Amazon

Silva, R., Millington, J. D. A., Viña, A., Dou, Y., Moran, E. F., Batistella, M., Lapola, D. M., & Liu, J. (2023) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166681 · Cited by 15

Stimulating Financial-Fiscal Instruments of Supporting Development of Renewable Energy Sources: Bibliometric Analysis

Moroz, A., & Lyeonov, S. (2024) · Financial Markets Institutions and Risks · doi:10.61093/fmir.8(4).179-203.2024 · Cited by 15

Le Brésil maîtrise-t-il (enfin) la déforestation en Amazonie ?

Le Tourneau, F.-M. (2015) · Cybergeo · doi:10.4000/cybergeo.27325 · Cited by 15

Carbon and nutrient stocks of three Fabaceae trees used for forest restoration and subjected to fertilization in Amazonia

Jaquetti, R. K., & Gonçalves, J. F. D. C. (2017) · Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências · doi:10.1590/0001-3765201720160734 · Cited by 15

Beyond the mining pit: the academic role in social deliberation for participatory environmental planning

Pena, J. C., Assis, J. C., da Silva, R. A., Honda, L. K., Pagani, M. I., & Ribeiro, M. C. (2017) · Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation · doi:10.1016/j.pecon.2017.06.006 · Cited by 15

The pioneer market for forest law compliance in Paragominas, Eastern Brazilian Amazon

Brito, B. (2019) · Land Use Policy · doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104310 · Cited by 15

Sustaining ecosystem services: Overcoming the dilemma posed by local actions and planetary boundaries

Jonas, M., Ometto, J. P., Batistella, M., Franklin, O., Hall, M., Lapola, D. M., Moran, E. F., Tramberend, S., Queiroz, B. L., Schaffartzik, A., et al. (2014) · Earth s Future · doi:10.1002/2013ef000224 · Cited by 15

Playing musical chairs with land use obligations: Market-based instruments and environmental public policies in Brazil

Filoche, G. (2017) · Land Use Policy · doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.01.012 · Cited by 15

Public Forests Under Threat in the Brazilian Amazon: Strategies for Coping Shifts in Environmental Policies and Regulations

Moraes, I., Azevedo-Ramos, C., & Pacheco, J. (2021) · Frontiers in Forests and Global Change · doi:10.3389/ffgc.2021.631756 · Cited by 15

Using supply chain data to monitor zero deforestation commitments: an assessment of progress in the Brazilian soy sector.Preprint

zu Ermgassen, E. K. H. J., Ayre, B., Godar, J., Lima, M. G. B., Bauch, S. C., Garrett, R. D., Green, J., Lathuillière, M. J., Löfgren, P., MacFarquhar, C., et al. (2019) · doi:10.31220/osf.io/xb3nk · Cited by 15

As cinco faces do agronegócio: mudanças climáticas e territórios indígenas

Pompeia, C. (2023) · Revista de Antropologia · doi:10.11606/1678-9857.ra.2022.202839 · Cited by 14

Property Rights Implications for the Brazilian Forest Code

Mueller, B. (2018) · Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural · doi:10.1590/1234-56781806-94790560209 · Cited by 14

Brazilian wetlands on the brink

Grasel, D., Fearnside, P. M., Vitule, J. R. S., Bozelli, R. L., Mormul, R. P., Rodrigues, R. R., Wittmann, F., Agostinho, Â. A., & Jarenkow, J. A. (2018) · Biodiversity and Conservation · doi:10.1007/s10531-018-1666-z · Cited by 14

Occurrence of tayras (Eira barbara Linnaeus, 1758) with anomalous coloration in Cerrado remnants in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Scrich, V. M., Pônzio, M. D. C., Pasqualotto, N., Rodrigues, T. F., Paolino, R. M., & Chiarello, A. G. (2019) · Biota Neotropica · doi:10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2018-0680 · Cited by 14

Drivers of change in biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Cantareira System Protected Area: A prospective analysis of the implementation of public policies

Dib, V., Nalon, M. A., Amazonas, N. T., Vidal, C. Y., Ortiz-Rodríguez, I. A., Daněk, J., de Oliveira, M. F., Alberti, P., da Silva, R. A., Precinoto, R. S., et al. (2020) · Biota Neotropica · doi:10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2019-0915 · Cited by 16

Estimating Double Cropping Plantations in the Brazilian Cerrado through PlanetScope Monthly Mosaics

Sano, E. E., Bolfe, É. L., Parreiras, T. C., Bettiol, G. M., Vicente, L. E., Sanches, I. D., & Victoria, D. D. C. (2023) · Land · doi:10.3390/land12030581 · Cited by 14

Global Shifts

Schleifer, P. (2023) · The MIT Press eBooks · doi:10.7551/mitpress/14769.001.0001 · Cited by 14

Change in herbivore insect communities from adjacent habitats in a transitional region

Leal, C. R. O., Fagundes, M., & Neves, F. S. (2015) · Arthropod-Plant Interactions · doi:10.1007/s11829-015-9362-3 · Cited by 14

Conflitos no uso da terra em Áreas de Preservação Permanente em um polo de produção de biodiesel no Estado do Pará

de Almeida, A. S., & Vieira, I. C. G. (2014) · Ambiente e Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science · doi:10.4136/ambi-agua.1410 · Cited by 14

Deforestation facilitates widespread stream habitat and flow alteration in the Brazilian Amazon

Pocewicz, A., & Garcia, É. (2016) · Biological Conservation · doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2016.09.032 · Cited by 14

Divergent Landowners' Expectations May Hinder the Uptake of a Forest Certificate Trading Scheme

Giannichi, M. L., Dallimer, M., Baker, T. R., Mitchell, G., Bernasconi, P., & Ziv, G. (2017) · Conservation Letters · doi:10.1111/conl.12409 · Cited by 14

Epidemiologically inspired approaches to land-use policy evaluation: The influence of the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) on deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

Costa, M. A., Rajão, R., Stabile, M. C. C., Azevedo, A. A., & Correa, J. (2018) · Elementa Science of the Anthropocene · doi:10.1525/elementa.260 · Cited by 14

Predicted distribution and habitat loss for the Endangered black-faced black spider monkey Ateles chamek in the Amazon

Rabelo, R. M., Gonçalves, J. D. R., Silva, F. E., da Rocha, D. G., Canale, G. R., Bernardo, C. S. S., & Boubli, J. P. (2018) · Oryx · doi:10.1017/s0030605318000522 · Cited by 14

Where matrix quality most matters? Using connectivity models to assess effectiveness of matrix conversion in the Atlantic Forest

Goulart, F. F., Takahashi, F. S. C., Rodrigues, M., Machado, R. B., & Soares-Filho, B. S. (2015) · Natureza & Conservação · doi:10.1016/j.ncon.2015.03.003 · Cited by 14

Retaking the Path to Inclusion, Growth and Sustainability

World Bank Group (2016) · World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks · doi:10.1596/23954 · Cited by 14

Cattle rearing promotes changes in the structure and diversity of vegetation in a forest remaining in the Pampa biome

Stefanello, M. D. M., Rovedder, A. P., Felker, R. M., Gazzola, M. D., Camargo, B., Piaia, B., Matiello, J., & Procknow, D. (2021) · Ecological Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106154 · Cited by 7

Defining priorities areas for biodiversity conservation and trading forest certificates in the Cerrado biome in Brazil

Schwaida, S. F., Cicerelli, R. E., de Almeida, T., Sano, E. E., Pires, C. H., & Ramos, A. P. M. (2023) · Biodiversity and Conservation · doi:10.1007/s10531-023-02578-y · Cited by 13

The value of property rights and environmental policy in Brazil: Evidence from a new database on land prices

Moffette, F., Phaneuf, D. J., Rausch, L. L., & Gibbs, H. (2024) · Global Environmental Change · doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2024.102854 · Cited by 13

Poor compliance and exemptions facilitate ongoing deforestation

Thomas, H., Ward, M. S., Simmonds, J. S., Taylor, M. F. J., & Maron, M. (2024) · Conservation Biology · doi:10.1111/cobi.14354 · Cited by 14

Silent Death: The New Brazilian Forest Code Does not Protect Lizard Assemblages in Cerrado Riparian Forests

Ledo, R. M. D., & Colli, G. R. (2016) · South American Journal of Herpetology · doi:10.2994/sajh-d-16-00025.1 · Cited by 13

Smallholder land clearing and the Forest Code in the Brazilian Amazon

Schons, S. Z., Lima, E., Amacher, G. S., & Merry, F. D. (2019) · Environment and Development Economics · doi:10.1017/s1355770x18000505 · Cited by 13

Disordered conversion of vegetation committees connectivity between forest fragments in the Brazilian Legal Amazon

dos Santos, R. C., Lima, M., da Silva, C. A., & Battirola, L. D. (2019) · Applied Geography · doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2019.102082 · Cited by 13

Brazil's vegetation ravage may be encouraged by law

Alves, G. H. Z., Tófoli, R. M., Filho, J. L. R., Sacramento, P. A., Cionek, V. D. M., Figueiredo, B. R. S., & do Couto, E. V. (2020) · Biodiversity and Conservation · doi:10.1007/s10531-020-01933-7 · Cited by 13

The Low Opportunity Costs of the Amazon Soy Moratorium

Rausch, L. L., & Gibbs, H. (2021) · Frontiers in Forests and Global Change · doi:10.3389/ffgc.2021.621685 · Cited by 13

Advance of soy commodity in the southern Amazonia with deforestation via PRODES and ImazonGeo: a moratorium-based approach

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Conservation along a hotspot rim: spiders in Brazilian coastal restingas

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