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Long-term forest degradation surpasses deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

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Matricardi, Eraldo Aparecido Trondoli, Skole, David Lewis, Costa, Olívia Bueno, Pedlowski, Marcos Antonio, Samek, Jay Howard, Miguel, Eder Pereira·2020·Science

DOI 10.1126/science.abb3021

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Although deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon are well known, the extent of the area affected by forest degradation is a notable data gap, with implications for conservation biology, carbon cycle science, and international policy. We generated a long-term spatially quantified assessment of forest degradation for the entire Brazilian Amazon from 1992 to 2014. We measured and mapped the full range of activities that degrade forests and evaluated the relationship with deforestation. From 1992 to 2014, the total area of degraded forest was 337,427 square kilometers (km 2 ), compared with 308,311 km 2 that were deforested. Forest degradation is a separate and increasing form of forest disturbance, and the area affected is now greater than that due to deforestation.

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Authors: Matricardi, E. A. T., Skole, D. L., Costa, O. B., Pedlowski, M. A., Samek, J. H., & Miguel, E. P.
Affiliations: Universidade de Brasília (BR)
Michigan State University (US)
Department of Forestry, University of Brasilia, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília 70.900-910, Brazil.
Laboratório de Estudos do Espaço Antrópico (LEEA), Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ 28013, Brazil.
Corresponding author: Matricardi, Eraldo Aparecido Trondoli
Skole, David Lewis
ORCID: Matricardi, Eraldo Aparecido Trondoli
Skole, David Lewis
Costa, Olívia Bueno
Pedlowski, Marcos Antonio
Samek, Jay Howard
Miguel, Eder Pereira
Venue: Science
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published: 2020-09-11
Volume: 369
Issue: 6509
Pages: 1378-1382
ISSN: 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.abb3021
OpenAlex: W3085288603
Cited by: 411
References: 44
Citations by year: 2026: 45 · 2025: 60 · 2024: 72 · 2023: 80 · 2022: 92 · 2021: 57 · 2020: 4
FWCI: 21.67
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: hybrid
doi.org
Licence: public-domain
Locations: Science (publishedVersion, public-domain)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NNX14AD93G)
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (Finance Code 001)
National Council of Science and Technology of Brazil (Productivity Grant)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Keywords: forest degradation, deforestation, Brazilian Amazon, forest disturbance, long-term forest dynamics, tropical forests
MeSH terms: Brazil, Conservation of Natural Resources, Biodiversity, Forests

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