The Amazon basin includes 550 Mha covered with rainforests, and 60% of this area is in Brazil. The conversion of rainforest for soybean production raises concerns about how Brazil can reconcile production and environmental goals. Here we investigated the degree to which intensification could help Brazil produce more soybean without further encroachment on the Amazon forest. Our analysis shows that the continuation of current trends in soybean yield and area would lead to the conversion of an additional 5.7 Mha of forests and savannahs during the next 15 years, with an associated 1,955 Mt of CO2e released into the atmosphere. In contrast, the acceleration of yield improvement, coupled with the expansion of soybean area only in areas currentl...
Important among global issues is the trilemma of abrupt climate change, food insecurity, and environ...
Demand for agricultural exports in Brazil has stimulated the expansion of crop production and cattle...
Brazilian agricultural production provides a significant fraction of the food consumed globally, wit...
The Amazon basin includes 550 M ha covered with rainforests, with 60% of this area being in Brazil. ...
The recent rise in Brazilian soybean production has generated concern among the environmental commun...
The Cerrado biome in Brazil is a tropical savanna and an important global biodiversity hot spot. Tod...
Large-scale agriculture is increasing in anthropogenically modified areas in the Amazon Basin. Crops...
Brazil has become a strong competitor in world soybean production. In 2014, Brazil produced 28% of t...
Agriculture in Brazil is booming. Brazil has the world?s second largest cattle herd and is the secon...
The recent rise in Brazilian soybean production has generated concern among the environmental commun...
Using simplified climate and land-use models, we evaluated primary forests ’ carbon storage and soyb...
Agriculture in Brazil is booming. Brazil has the world’s second largest cattle herd and is the secon...
International audienceHow have environmental and land policies evolved in the northern Brazilian Ama...
Bush fires raged across the Brazilian Amazon in 2019. The CO2 that was sequestered in those forests ...
Nachgenutzt gemäß den CC-Bestimmungen des Lizenzgebers bzw. einer im Dokument selbst enthaltenen CC-...
Important among global issues is the trilemma of abrupt climate change, food insecurity, and environ...
Demand for agricultural exports in Brazil has stimulated the expansion of crop production and cattle...
Brazilian agricultural production provides a significant fraction of the food consumed globally, wit...
The Amazon basin includes 550 M ha covered with rainforests, with 60% of this area being in Brazil. ...
The recent rise in Brazilian soybean production has generated concern among the environmental commun...
The Cerrado biome in Brazil is a tropical savanna and an important global biodiversity hot spot. Tod...
Large-scale agriculture is increasing in anthropogenically modified areas in the Amazon Basin. Crops...
Brazil has become a strong competitor in world soybean production. In 2014, Brazil produced 28% of t...
Agriculture in Brazil is booming. Brazil has the world?s second largest cattle herd and is the secon...
The recent rise in Brazilian soybean production has generated concern among the environmental commun...
Using simplified climate and land-use models, we evaluated primary forests ’ carbon storage and soyb...
Agriculture in Brazil is booming. Brazil has the world’s second largest cattle herd and is the secon...
International audienceHow have environmental and land policies evolved in the northern Brazilian Ama...
Bush fires raged across the Brazilian Amazon in 2019. The CO2 that was sequestered in those forests ...
Nachgenutzt gemäß den CC-Bestimmungen des Lizenzgebers bzw. einer im Dokument selbst enthaltenen CC-...
Important among global issues is the trilemma of abrupt climate change, food insecurity, and environ...
Demand for agricultural exports in Brazil has stimulated the expansion of crop production and cattle...
Brazilian agricultural production provides a significant fraction of the food consumed globally, wit...