ANALYSIS OF FORESTS’ GENETIC VULNERABILITY AND ARGUMENTS TO REDUCE DEFORESTATION

KULEVICZ, ROSANE APARECIDA; OLIVEIRA, OZENI SOUZA DE; POMPEU, NATÁLIA; SILVA, BENEDITO ALBUQUERQUE DA; SOUZA, ÉDILA CRISTINA DE

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Original Article • Ambient. soc. 23 • 2020 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-4422asoc20170222r2vu2020L1AO copy

ANALYSIS OF FORESTS’ GENETIC VULNERABILITY AND ARGUMENTS TO REDUCE DEFORESTATION

ANÁLISIS DE LA VULNERABILIDAD GENÉTICA DE LOS BOSQUES Y ARGUMENTOS PARA REDUCIR LA DEFORESTACIÓN

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Abstract

Forests play an essential role in protecting natural resources such as soil, water and environmental services. The aims of the current study are to analyze definitions involving issues such as forest cover and its vulnerability, as well as to present arguments to help reducing deforestation. Solutions focused on mitigating tree vulnerability are herein presented, namely: genetic conservation and local creation of genetic databases on natural forests; pursuit of maximum genetic diversity to maintain reproduction index and avoid cloning effects; scientifically investigating how to help trees to adapt to environmental changes; use of genetic improvement and programs such as Payment for Environmental Services, Bolsa Floresta Program, Crop-Livestock-Forest Integration and ABC Program to reduce deforestation in tropical forests.

Keywords:
Tropical forest; Legal Amazon; deforestation; genetic conservation

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