Climate change and the fate of the Amazon.
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Date of publication
Janvier 2008
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ISBN / Resource ID
eldis:A37575
This is a compilation of twenty seven articles focusing on the interactions, impacts and effects of the changing climate on the Amazon region. Each article examines a specific area, providing a multidisciplinary analysis of climate change impacts. Areas discussed include:
perspectives on ecosystems and social sciences
interactions between land use, forests and climate
global warming, drought, deforestation and the precipitation index
interactions between rainfall, deforestation and fires
paying the people for environmental services in Amazonia
environmental governance and policy-making networks
addressing human dimensions of environmental change
