Silvia Sayuri Mandai, Evandro Albiach Branco, Evandro Mateus Moretto, Jocilene Dantas Barros, Guilherme Prado Alves, Renata Utsunomiya, Gustavo Felipe Balué Arcoverde, Cyro Assahira, Caroline C Arantes, Guilherme de Sousa Lobo, Miquéias Freitas Calvi, Carolina Rodrigues da Costa Doria, Igor Cavalline Johansen, Gabriela Alves Carreiro, Paulo Henrique Bonavigo, Marcelo Lucian Ferronato, Vanessa Cristine E Souza Reis, Emílio Federico Moran
Deforestation rates in the Amazon have markedly increased in the last few years, affecting non-protected and protected areas (PAs). Brazil is a hotspot of Protected Area Downgrading, Downsizing, and Degazettement (PADDD) events, with most events associated with infrastructure projects. Despite the threats dams impose on PAs, there is a knowledge gap in assessing deforestation in PAs around large dams in the Amazon. This study investigates how deforestation affects Biodiversity Protection Areas (BioPAs) and Indigenous Lands around the Jirau and Santo Antônio (JSA) dams (Madeira River, Rondônia) and Belo Monte dam (Xingu River, Pará) in the Brazilian Amazon...
May 6, 2024: Journal of Environmental Management