揭示新兴农业边界的土地控制动态
Olivia Del Giorgio1, Matthias Baumann2, Tobias Kuemmerle2,3
1Department of Geography, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 0E6, Canada.
概括
农业边界通过要求土地而扩大,而不仅仅是森林砍伐. 这项研究绘制了查科地区的土地权利要求图,揭示了对小农的广泛活动和影响,这对于理解和管理边境发展至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 地理 地理 地理 地理.
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
背景情况:
- 商品农业的扩张破坏了生态系统和生计.
- 目前的监测错过了森林砍伐之前的早期土地准入变化.
- 了解农业边境动态至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 开发和应用一种新的方法来早期检测农业边境扩张.
- 地图显示了查科地区110万平方公里的土地征用动态.
- 评估边境发展的社会影响.
主要方法:
- 检测线性特征,表明土地权利要求.
- 分析土地权利要求的时空动态.
- 将土地索赔与森林砍伐和小农庄的消失联系起来.
主要成果:
- 农业边界的足迹远远超出了森林砍伐,在查科州广泛地征用土地.
- 在玻利维亚和巴拉圭的查科的偏远地区,新兴的土地索赔正在增加.
- 土地索赔和小农家庭的丧失之间存在着很强的相关性.
结论:
- 土地索赔是农业边界扩张的早期指标.
- 开发的方法为全球监控边境流程提供了一个可转移的模板.
- 调查结果使得能够更好地针对可持续的土地利用和社会公平的政策目标.
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