Is the EU-MERCOSUR trade agreement deforestation-proof?
Imazon. 2020. Is the EU-MERCOSUR trade agreement deforestation-proof?. (p. 92). Belém: Imazon.
Amazon municipalities could collect more taxes from rural landowners
Pereira, R., Barreto, P., Baima, S. 2019. Municípios amazônicos poderiam arrecadar mais impostos de proprietários rurais (p. 88). Belém: Imazon.
Annual Report 2018
The main results achieved by Imazon in 2018 are shown through big stories in this report. 2019. Imazon.Download
Stimulus for land grabbing and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
Brito, B., Barreto, P., Brandão Jr, A., Baima, S., Gomes, P. H. Stimulus for land grabbing and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Enviromental Research Letters. Accepted Manuscript.Abstract: We assessed the impact on the Brazilian Amazon of a 2017 land law that reinforces a mechanism for acquiring land rights historically linked to deforestation, since land grabbers clear the
Our heritage endangered: why amazon’s conservation units are at risk
From the micro to the macro level, the Amazon rainforest is grand. It houses the greatest biodiversity on Earth. Its plants contain substances used to fight diseases, such as Uncaria tomentosa, which is used against inflammatory processes. They are also used in the cosmetic industry, like the copaíba balm, a scent fixative. Apart from that, the Amazon offers countless other services to the environment. It acts upon rain
Social progress index in the Brazilian Amazon: IPS Amazônia 2018
Santos, D., Mosaner, M., Celentano, D., Moura, R. & Veríssimo, A. Social progress index in the Brazilian Amazon: IPS Amazônia 2018 Belém, PA: Imazon; Social Progress Imperative, 2018. The Social Progress Index – SPI (Índice de Progresso Social – SPI in Portuguese) in a holistic manner measures the social and environmental progress of territories (countries,
Long-Term Annual Surface Water Change in the Brazilian Amazon Biome: Potential Links with Deforestation, Infrastructure Development and Climate Change
Souza Jr, C., Kirchhoff, F. Oliveira, B. Ribeiro, J. Sales, M. Long-Term Annual Surface Water Change in the Brazilian Amazon Biome: Potential Links with Deforestation, Infrastructure Development and Climate Change. Water, Volume 11, Issue 3, 2019. The Brazilian Amazon is one of the areas on the planet with the fastest changes in forest cover due
Annual Report 2017
The main results achieved by Imazon in 2017 are shown through big stories in this report. 2018. Imazon.
Potential for Revenue Collection with Land Tenure Regularization in Pará
Cardoso, D., Brito, B., Baima, S. & Siqueira, J. 2018. The state of the Amazon: Potential for Revenue Collection with Land Tenure Regularization in Pará (p. 14). Belém: Imazon.
SEEG initiative estimates of Brazilian greenhouse gas emissions from 1970 to 2015
Azevedo, T., Junior, C., Brandão, A. et al. 2018. SEEG initiative estimates of Brazilian greenhouse gas emissions from 1970 to 2015. 43 p.