From hotspot to hopespot: An opportunity for the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Abstract
High-resolution remote sensing data reveals 28%, or 32 million hectares (Mha), of native vegetation cover in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. There are 7.2Mha of degraded riparian areas, of which 5.2Mha at least must be restored before 2038 by landowners for legislation compliance. Restoring this existing legal debt could increase native vegetation cover in the biome up to 35%.
- Publication:
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Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
- Pub Date:
- October 2018
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2018PEcoC..16..208R
- Keywords:
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- Atlantic forest;
- Biodiversity hotspot;
- Large scale restoration;
- Land use policy;
- Nationally determined contributions (NDC)