This session explores the diverse biophysical and socio-economic interconnections that exist between the Amazon and its neighboring biomes, namely the Cerrado, Chiquitanía, Paramos and High Andes. It aims to identify the threats and tradeoffs deriving from pressures and interventions in these biomes, as well as potential solutions that could drive transformational change. Panelists discuss the challenges associated to such connections and reflect on lessons stemming from successful experiences in Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador and Bolivia.

Can We Save the Amazon Alone? Connections Between the Amazon and Its Neighboring Biomes

Publisher: Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)

Language: English; Português; Español

Year: 2021

Ecosystem(s): Forests

Location(s): Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Latin America, Paraguay

  • Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

  • ICRAF

  • European Union


  • Luciana Gatti

    Senior Researcher, Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE)

  • Dayske Shoji

    Secretario de Desarrollo, Gobierno Autónomo Departamental de Santa Cruz (GAD SCRZ)

  • Isabel Figueiredo

    Country Programme Manager for the Small Grants Programme in Brazil, ISPN Instituto Sociedade, População e Natureza

  • Karim Musálem

    Director de Conservación, WWF

  • Marcela Galvis Hernandez

    Coordinadora de Proyecto, Instituto Humboldt

  • Manuel Serrano Davila

    Especialista Paisajes Andinos, FAO

  • Bernard Crabbé

    Head of the environment mainstreaming & circular economy sector, Directorate General, European Commission, International Partnerships (INTPA)

  • Guillermo Rioja Ballivián

    Anthropologist, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, México


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