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Mining drives extensive deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.
Sonter, Laura J; Herrera, Diego; Barrett, Damian J; Galford, Gillian L; Moran, Chris J; Soares-Filho, Britaldo S.
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  • Sonter LJ; Gund Institute for Environment, University of Vermont, 617 Main Street, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA. l.sonter@uq.edu.au.
  • Herrera D; Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA. l.sonter@uq.edu.au.
  • Barrett DJ; School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, 4072, Australia. l.sonter@uq.edu.au.
  • Galford GL; Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, 4072, Australia. l.sonter@uq.edu.au.
  • Moran CJ; Gund Institute for Environment, University of Vermont, 617 Main Street, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA.
  • Soares-Filho BS; Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA.
Nat Commun ; 8(1): 1013, 2017 10 18.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29044104
Mining poses significant and potentially underestimated risks to tropical forests worldwide. In Brazil's Amazon, mining drives deforestation far beyond operational lease boundaries, yet the full extent of these impacts is unknown and thus neglected in environmental licensing. Here we quantify mining-induced deforestation and investigate the aspects of mining operations, which most likely contribute. We find mining significantly increased Amazon forest loss up to 70 km beyond mining lease boundaries, causing 11,670 km2 of deforestation between 2005 and 2015. This extent represents 9% of all Amazon forest loss during this time and 12 times more deforestation than occurred within mining leases alone. Pathways leading to such impacts include mining infrastructure establishment, urban expansion to support a growing workforce, and development of mineral commodity supply chains. Mining-induced deforestation is not unique to Brazil; to mitigate adverse impacts of mining and conserve tropical forests globally, environmental assessments and licensing must considered both on- and off-lease sources of deforestation.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Nat Commun Assunto da revista: BIOLOGIA / CIENCIA Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Nat Commun Assunto da revista: BIOLOGIA / CIENCIA Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Reino Unido