期刊
NATURE CONSERVATION-BULGARIA
卷 -, 期 22, 页码 107-127出版社
PENSOFT PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.3897/natureconservation.22.13823
关键词
Brazil; Protected areas; Development policy; Land clearing
资金
- Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship
- CAPES - PNPD
- CNPq [305880/2007-1, 304020/2010-9, 573810/2008-7, 575853/2008-5]
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas [FAPEAM: 708565]
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazania [INPA: PRJ15.125]
- Brazilian Research Network on Climate Change (Rede Clima)
- University of Miami
- Swift Action Fund
- UNIFAP [015/2015]
An Amazonian savanna in northern Brazil known as the Cerrado of Amapa is under imminent threat from poor land-use planning, the expansion of large-scale agriculture and other anthropogenic pressures. These savannas house a rich and unique flora and fauna, including endemic plants and animals. However, the area remains under-sampled for most taxa, and better sampling may uncover new species. We estimate that only similar to 9.16% of these habitats have any kind of protection, and legislative changes threaten to further weaken or remove this protection. Here we present the status of knowledge concerning the biodiversity of the Cerrado of Amapa, its conservation status, and the main threats to the conservation of this Amazonian savanna. To secure the future of these unique and imperilled habitats, we suggest urgent expansion of protected areas, as well as measures that would promote less-damaging land uses to support the local population.
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