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Gardner TA, Ferreira J, Barlow J, Lees AC, Parry L, Vieira ICG, Berenguer E, Abramovay R, Aleixo A, Andretti C, Aragão LEOC, Araújo I, de Ávila WS, Bardgett RD, Batistella M, Begotti RA, Beldini T, de Blas DE, Braga RF, Braga DDL, de Brito JG, de Camargo PB, Campos dos Santos F, de Oliveira VC, Cordeiro ACN, Cardoso TM, de Carvalho DR, Castelani SA, Chaul JCM, Cerri CE, Costa FDA, da Costa CDF, Coudel E, Coutinho AC, Cunha D, D'Antona Á, Dezincourt J, Dias-Silva K, Durigan M, Esquerdo JCDM, Feres J, Ferraz SFDB, Ferreira AEDM, Fiorini AC, da Silva LVF, Frazão FS, Garrett R, Gomes ADS, Gonçalves KDS, Guerrero JB, Hamada N, Hughes RM, Igliori DC, Jesus EDC, Juen L, Junior M, de Oliveira Junior JMB, de Oliveira Junior RC, Souza Junior C, Kaufmann P, Korasaki V, Leal CG, Leitão R, Lima N, Almeida MDFL, Lourival R, Louzada J, Mac Nally R, Marchand S, Maués MM, Moreira FMS, Morsello C, Moura N, Nessimian J, Nunes S, Oliveira VHF, Pardini R, Pereira HC, Pompeu PS, Ribas CR, Rossetti F, Schmidt FA, da Silva R, da Silva RCVM, da Silva TFMR, Silveira J, Siqueira JV, de Carvalho TS, Solar RRC, Tancredi NSH, Thomson JR, Torres PC, Vaz-de-Mello FZ, Veiga RCS, Venturieri A, Viana C, Weinhold D, Zanetti R, Zuanon J. A social and ecological assessment of tropical land uses at multiple scales: the Sustainable Amazon Network. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2013; 368:20120166. [PMID: 23610172 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Science has a critical role to play in guiding more sustainable development trajectories. Here, we present the Sustainable Amazon Network (Rede Amazônia Sustentável, RAS): a multidisciplinary research initiative involving more than 30 partner organizations working to assess both social and ecological dimensions of land-use sustainability in eastern Brazilian Amazonia. The research approach adopted by RAS offers three advantages for addressing land-use sustainability problems: (i) the collection of synchronized and co-located ecological and socioeconomic data across broad gradients of past and present human use; (ii) a nested sampling design to aid comparison of ecological and socioeconomic conditions associated with different land uses across local, landscape and regional scales; and (iii) a strong engagement with a wide variety of actors and non-research institutions. Here, we elaborate on these key features, and identify the ways in which RAS can help in highlighting those problems in most urgent need of attention, and in guiding improvements in land-use sustainability in Amazonia and elsewhere in the tropics. We also discuss some of the practical lessons, limitations and realities faced during the development of the RAS initiative so far.
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Affiliation(s)
- Toby A Gardner
- Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK.
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Fitzjarrald DR, Sakai RK, Moraes OLL, Cosme de Oliveira R, Acevedo OC, Czikowsky MJ, Beldini T. Spatial and temporal rainfall variability near the Amazon-Tapajós confluence. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2007jg000596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- David R. Fitzjarrald
- Atmospheric Sciences Research Center; State University of New York at Albany; Albany New York USA
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- Atmospheric Sciences Research Center; State University of New York at Albany; Albany New York USA
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- Departamento de Física; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Santa Maria Brazil
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- Atmospheric Sciences Research Center; State University of New York at Albany; Albany New York USA
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- Projeto LBA; Escritório e Laboratório de Apoio em Santarém; Santarém Brazil
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