AMAZONIA

KATJA, LINDA & ROWEENA

Outline

Introduction

Deforestation

Stressors

Actors

Institutions

Problem of fit

Bridging Organizations

Discussion Squirrel MonkeySoucre: Katja Malmborg

Poison Dart FrogSource: Arpingstone

Introduction

Amazonia is the worlds largest tropical forest

High biodiversity

Driver of regional & global climate regulation

Many ecosystem services

Home to 30 million people

62% of the forest lies in Brazil

Deforestation

Deforestation of the Amazon in Bolivia. Source Katja Malmborg

Roads of the Amazon in Bolivia.Source Katja Malmborg

19% of the original forest has

been cleared

80% of this is in Brazil

Causes of deforestation:

Population increase

Agricultural expansion

Logging

Road construction

Stressors

Brazilian development policy

Population increase & migration

National & Global market demand

Climate changeDroughts Fire

Actors & Institutions

United Nations United Nations Framework Convention for Climate

Change (UNFCCC)

Brazilian Government Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of

Deforestation in the Brazilian Legal Amazon (PPCDAm)

Brazilian MunicipalitiesGreen Municipality

Sustainable Amazon Network

Indigenous & Local Communities

Actors

Problem of Fit

Brazilian development policy vs. Conservation and protection

Time lag between science and policy implementation

Many conservations & protection initiatives have weak enforcements and inadequate institutions

Bridging Organizations

Green Municipality & Sustainable

Amazon Network are bridging

organizations

They are yet to successful on a larger

scale due to:Institutional barriers – incorporation of

different knowledge types

Only recently implemented (since 2011)

Discussion

Size matters Amazonia is very large Large regions are isolated - difficult for

enforcement Crosses many national borders (i.e. Peru & Bolivia)

Development Poverty alleviation National responsibility vs. Global responsibility

Global market demand Illegal & unregulated economic activities Environmental trade policies & sanctions

Questions?