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El cambio climático, la deforestación y el destino de la Amazonía
Yadvinder Malhi1, J Timmons Roberts, Richard A Betts
1Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University Centre for the Environment, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, UK. yadvinder.malhi@ouce.ox.ac.uk
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|December 1, 2007
Resumen
El Amazonas es la Amazonia.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ecología Ecología Ecología.
- Ciencias ambientales Ciencias ambientales.
- Ciencias del clima Ciencias del clima Ciencias del clima
Sus antecedentes:
- La Amazonia es un bioma forestal global vital y un componente clave del sistema de la Tierra.
- Este bioma enfrenta amenazas significativas por la deforestación y el cambio climático en el siglo XXI.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para resumir los hallazgos actuales sobre las amenazas a la Amazonia.
- Explorar las consecuencias para el ecosistema y los habitantes humanos.
- Para esbozar futuras opciones de preservación y financiamiento.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de la literatura de hallazgos recientes.
- Análisis de los impactos del cambio climático y de la deforestación.
- Discusión de estrategias de conservación y modelos financieros.
Principales resultados:
- La deforestación y el cambio climático plantean graves riesgos para la biodiversidad y las funciones del ecosistema de la Amazonía.
- La salud del bosque afecta directamente a sus residentes humanos.
- Se están proponiendo nuevos modelos de financiación para la preservación de los bosques.
Conclusiones:
- Se necesitan medidas urgentes para abordar la deforestación y el cambio climático en la Amazonia.
- La gestión sostenible y la financiación innovadora son cruciales para el futuro del bioma.
- La preservación de la Amazonia es esencial para el equilibrio ecológico global.
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