Background of the Study 1
The GLOBIOM model and its use in Brazil 5
Land cover and land use data sets for Brazil 9
The reference land cover and land use map for Brazil in 2000 16
Drivers of land use change in GLOBIOM-Brazil 31
GLOBIOM-Brazil Scenarios 40
GLOBIOM-BrazilModel Validation 47
Land Use and Land Cover Change: 2020-2050 52
Emissions from the LULUCF sectors: 2020-2050 61
Impacts of land use change on biodiversity 67
Discussion of model results 75
Uncertainty on current results and planned evolution ofGLOBIOM-Brazil 78
Conclusions 84
Index 93 |