Health benefits of reduced deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

Abstract The conversion of tropical forests in the Amazon region for agriculture and other land uses is associated with health risks linked, for example, to air and water pollution from forest fires and agrochemical use. Several conservation policies introduced in the 2000s aimed at reducing defores...

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Main Authors: Yannic Damm, Jan Börner, Nicolas Gerber, Britaldo Soares-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01840-7
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