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Agricultural expansion in the Semiarid Chaco: poorly selectivecontagious advance
(Elsevier, 2016-09)Clearance for agriculture or cattle ranching was the dominant land-cover change during the last two decades in the South American Dry Chaco. The Argentinean portion has been particularly affected, presenting greater ... -
Can't see the forest for the trees: can declining deforestation trends in the Argentinian Chaco Region be ascribed to efficient law enforcement?
(Elsevier, 2018)A national “Forest Law” passed in Argentina in 2007 mandated provincial governments to set up and implement land use planning processes in order to protect their native forests and regulate the expansion of large-scale ... -
Future scenarios of land use change in the Gran Chaco: how far is zero deforestation?
(Springer, 2022-09-12)The Gran Chaco (Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil) has turned into a global deforestation hotspot as a consequence of the agricultural expansion. These land use changes can lead to large socio-ecological conflicts. ... -
Native Forests and Agriculture in Salta (Argentina) : conflicting visions of development
(SAGE Publishing, 2011-09)Despite much deforestation in the past, the northwestern Argentinean province of Salta still has more than 6 million hectares of native forests. Land use conversion for agriculture is threatening these forests and the ... -
Roads and land tenure mediate the effects of precipitation on forest cover change in the Argentine Dry Chaco
(Elsevier, 2022-01)Dry forests are among the most threatened ecosystems globally, due to agricultural expansion driven by the increasing demand for food, fibers, and energy in developed and emerging countries. Among these, the forests of the ... -
Social perspectives on deforestation, land use change, and economic development in an expanding agricultural frontier in Northern Argentina
(Elsevier, 2019)The idea that agricultural production and environmental conservation are almost incompatible has divided nature protectionists, advocates for indigenous peoples, and agricultural producers. Discourses seem to cluster along ... -
Where did the forest go? Post-deforestation land use dynamics in the Dry Chaco region in Northwestern Argentina
(Elsevier, 2023-06)Land transformation is a major component of global change, directly altering habitat composition and spatial configuration, biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning. Over the last decades, the Dry Chaco region in Northwestern ...