Intensificação agrícola pode ajudar a proteger a Floresta Amazônica e reduzir o aquecimento global.

The Amazon basin includes 550 M ha covered with rainforests, with 60% of this area being in Brazil. Conversion of rainforest for soybean production raises concerns about the degree to which Brazil can reconcile production and environmental goals. Here we investigated the degree to which intensification could help Brazil produce more soybean without further encroachment of the Amazon Forest. Our analysis shows that continuation of current trends in soybean yield and area would lead to conversion of additional 5.7 M ha of forests and savannas during the next 15 years, with an associated 2550 Mt of CO2eq released into the atmosphere. In contrast, acceleration of yield improvement, coupled with expansion of soybean area only in areas currently used for livestock production, would allow Brazil to achieve similar economic benefits without deforestation and with substantially lower global climate warming.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	MARIN, F. R., ZANON, A. J., MONZON, J. P., ANDRADE, J. F., SILVA, E. H. F. M., RITCHER, G., SAN MARTIN, B., BATTISTI, R., HEINEMANN, A. B., GRASSINI, P.
Other Authors:	FABIO RICARDO MARIN, ESALQ; ALENCAR JUNIOR ZANON, ESALQ; JUAN PABLO MONZON, ESALQ; JOSE F. ANDRADE, ESALQ; EVANDRO H. F. M. SILVA, ESALQ; GEAN RITCHER, ESALQ; BRUNA SAN MARTIN, ESALQ; RAFAEL BATTISTI, ESALQ; ALEXANDRE BRYAN HEINEMANN, CNPAF; PATRICIO GRASSINI, ESALQ.
Format:	Artigo em anais e proceedings biblioteca
Language:	Ingles English
Published:	2024-01-18
Subjects:	Floresta Amazônica, Aquecimento, Modelo de Simulação, Desmatamento, Yields, Crop models, Emissions factor, Deforestation,
Online Access:	http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1160961
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