Intensification

Drivers of agricultural land-use change in the Argentine Pampas and Chaco regions

Agricultural expansion and intensification in South America's dry forests and grasslands increase agricultural production, but also result in major environmental trade-offs. The Pampas and Chaco regions of Argentina have been global hotspots of …

Deforestation and cattle expansion in the Paraguayan Chaco 1987--2012

The dry forests of Latin America are among the most dynamic deforestation frontiers in the world and are important carbon and biodiversity reservoirs. Our knowledge on the spatial patterns of deforestation and its proximate drivers remains partial …