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The empty forest three decades later: Lessons and prospects |
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| Authors: | Juliano A Bogoni Alexandre R Percequillo Katia M P M B Ferraz Carlos A Peres |
| Institution: | 1. Laboratório de Ecologia, Manejo e Conservação de Fauna (LEMaC), Departamento de Ciências Florestais, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil;2. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil;3. School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK |
| Abstract: | The “Empty Forest” paradigm published three decades ago inspired studies on biodiversity erosion. Evidence to date continues pessimistic regarding the fate of wildlife. This calls for a more proactive approach by several societal actors to realign systems of resource exploitation with the goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity. |
| Keywords: | convention on biological diversity defaunation overhunting tropical diversity vertebrates wild meat |