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The 26 pages that link to Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, each with the reason it gives.
DeforestationBroader topic: It illustrates how cattle ranching and crop production can transform tropical forest landscapes.
Biodiversity lossBroader topic: Forest conversion removes habitat from one of the world’s richest regions of terrestrial biodiversity.
Amazon rainforestRelated: Forest clearing fragments habitats and releases stored carbon.
Amazon BasinRelated: Land conversion changes water flows and forest cover across the basin.
South AmericaRelated: Forest loss affects biodiversity, Indigenous territories, and regional climate.
Extinction debtBroader topic: Fragmented forest landscapes raise questions about future species losses beyond those already recorded.
Indigenous peoples in BrazilRelated: Indigenous territories often resist deforestation, while encroachment puts both forests and communities at risk.
Political ecologyRelated: Its causes involve land tenure, commodity markets, state policy, and competing claims to territory.
Neotropical realmBroader topic: It is a major threat to habitats and species within the realm.
PantanalRelated: Land conversion in surrounding regions can alter water flows and sediment reaching the Pantanal.
SoybeanRelated: Soy expansion has contributed to land-use change in parts of the Amazon, alongside other drivers.
Tropical deforestationBroader topic: The Amazon provides a major case of forest conversion, road expansion, fire, and policy change.
Deforestation in BrazilBroader topic: The Amazon has accounted for the largest share of Brazil’s forest loss in recent decades.
Indigenous peoples of the AmazonRelated: Deforestation threatens territories, livelihoods, and culturally significant places.
Tropical AmericasBroader topic: It illustrates how land-use change reshapes the region’s largest ecosystem.
Rio NegroRelated: Deforestation threatens the watershed processes that sustain Rio Negro ecosystems.
RondôniaBroader topic: Rondônia has been one of the Amazon’s prominent deforestation frontiers.
History of BrazilRelated: State-led frontier development and modern resource extraction have accelerated forest loss.
Tumucumaque Mountains National ParkCompared with: The park's protected status distinguishes its forest from areas exposed to widespread clearing.
UakariRelated: Forest loss fragments habitats that uakaris use for feeding and travel.
Açaí palmRelated: Land conversion and palm-heart harvesting can affect forest cover, though impacts depend on cultivation practices.
Amazon DeltaRelated: Upstream land change can alter runoff, erosion, and sediment delivery toward the delta.
Chico MendesRelated: Mendes’s campaigns directly opposed the forest clearing that threatened local communities.
Purus RiverRelated: Forest loss in the Purus region threatens habitats and alters river landscapes.
Short-eared dogRelated: Forest loss may threaten habitat, but its specific effects on the species are uncertain.
Sydney PossueloRelated: Roads, extraction, and forest loss can expose isolated groups to disease and intrusion.