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Marine Protected Areas in Brazil: An ecological approach regarding the large marine ecosystems
(2013-05-01)
The objective of this study was to address the importance of implementing Coastal and Marine Protected Areas in Brazil and to examine their distribution, based on the delimitation of Large Marine Ecosystems. Out of a total ...
Land use planning around protected areas: Case studies in four state parks in the Atlantic forest region of southeastern Brazil
(2018-02-01)
The creation of buffer zones (BZs) around protected areas (PAs) has been proposed as a way to conciliate the effective protection of biodiversity and human occupation in surrounding areas. In this study, we seek to discuss ...
Effects of climate change on distribution and areas that protect two neotropical marsupials associated with aquatic environments
(2022-05-01)
The contraction of the amount of suitable habitat due to climate change can result in a species becoming threatened with extinction. Strong evidence supports that this effect will be pronounced for several species of small ...
Land use changes in protected areas and their future: The legal effectiveness of landscape protection
(Elsevier Sci LtdOxfordInglaterra, 2014)
Lianas, fetos arborescentes e espécies de sub-bosque: Indicadores do estado de conservação da Mata Atlântica brasileira
(2017-01-01)
Indicators are applied faster and at lower costs than conventional surveys, providing quick and efficient responses that can facilitate protected areas management. Our aim was to select indicators from vegetation to monitor ...
Latin American protected areas: Protected from chemical pollution?
(2017-03-01)
Protected areas (PAs) are critically important means to preserve species and maintain natural ecosystems. However, the potential impacts of chemical pollution on PAs are seldom mentioned in the scientific literature. ...
IMPLEMENTATION OF PROTECTED AREAS FORCENTRAL CORRIDOR OF ATLANTIC FORESTIN BAHIA: CHALLENGES AND LIMITS
(UNIV FEDERAL VICOSAVICOSA, 2012)
In Brazil, Protected Areas (PAs) are considered the cornerstone for development of national strategies for biodiversity conservation. Considering this point of view we analyzed thirty protected areas belonging to Atlantic ...
The key role of protection status in safeguarding the ecological functions of some Neotropical mammals
(2019-08-15)
Protected areas can mediate negative effects of habitat loss and human-related pressures on key ecological groups. However, different protected area categories can vary substantially in their degree of enforcement, which ...
Social participation in Protected Areas: the case of the Ilha do Cardoso State Park (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
(Univ Fed Goias, Inst Estudos Socio-ambientais, 2016-12-01)
The social participation in protected areas of Brazil is guaranteed by the Law 9985/2000, which created the National System of Conservation Units. Thereby, to evaluate the social participation and the vision of the community ...