A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Impact of individual protected areas on deforestation and carbon emissions in Acre, Brazil
Authors: Koskimäki Teemu, Eklund Johanna, Moulatlet Gabriel M, Tuomisto Hanna
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Press
Publication year: 2021
Journal: Environmental Conservation
Journal name in source: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Journal acronym: ENVIRON CONSERV
Article number: PII S0376892921000229
Volume: 48
Issue: 3
First page : 217
Last page: 224
Number of pages: 8
ISSN: 0376-8929
eISSN: 0376-8929
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892921000229
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/66665363
Protecting tropical forests from deforestation is important for mitigating both biodiversity loss and anthropogenic climate change. In Amazonia, a common approach to protected area (PA) impact studies has been to investigate differences among broad PA categories, such as strictly protected, sustainable use and indigenous areas, yet these may be insufficient for the management of PAs at local scales. We used a matching method to compare impacts and carbon emissions avoided during 2011-2016 of individual PAs in the state of Acre (Brazil). Although most PAs had a positive impact and effectively prevented forest loss, we observed substantial variation among them in terms of impacts, pressures and emissions during our study period. The impacts varied from 3.6% avoided to 15.6% induced forest loss compared to expected levels of deforestation estimated for each PA using the matching method. All but a few PAs helped avoid substantial amounts of emissions. Our results emphasize the need for more PA impact studies that compare multiple PAs at the individual level in Amazonia and beyond.
Downloadable publication This is an electronic reprint of the original article. |  |
