What are some of the challenges in enforcing environmental laws in the Amazon rainforest?

Aug 31, 2015 ... The susceptibility of southeastern Amazon forests to fire: insights from a large-scale burn experiment. Jul 14, 2021 ... The Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it is able to absorb, scientists have confirmed for the first time. Feb 15, 2017 ... Mature forests across all of Amazonia have contributed significantly to mitigating climate change for decades. Yet Amazon nations have not directly benefited. Apr 21, 2022 ... Ecuador has taken some pioneering steps to promote policies and positive incentives for reducing deforestation and forest degradation. Jun 8, 2017 ... We show that deforestation can reduce dry season rainfall by up to 20% far from the deforested area, namely, over the western Amazon basin and the La Plata ... Apr 4, 2024 ... While the Amazon Basin is home to the world's largest tropical rainforest, the region consists of myriad other ecosystems ranging from natural ... Jun 22, 2012 ... Forest structure and dynamics vary across the Amazon Basin in an east-west gradient coincident with variations in soil fertility and geology. Jan 6, 2023 ... Our analysis finds that forests managed by Indigenous people in the Amazon were strong net carbon sinks from 2001-2021, collectively removing a ... Methanol and isoprene emissions from the fast growing tropical pioneer species Vismia guianensis (Aubl.) Pers. (Hypericaceae) in the central Amazon forest. The Amazon rainforest is the world's largest intact forest. It is home to more than 24 million people in Brazil alone, including hundreds of thousands of ...