@article{42822a1d0fd241d2a7f0101c18aae0a6,
title = "Protecting the Amazon forest and reducing global warming via agricultural intensification",
abstract = "The Amazon basin includes 550 Mha covered with rainforests, and 60% of this area is in Brazil. The conversion of rainforest for soybean production raises concerns about how Brazil can reconcile production and environmental goals. Here we investigated the degree to which intensification could help Brazil produce more soybean without further encroachment on the Amazon forest. Our analysis shows that the continuation of current trends in soybean yield and area would lead to the conversion of an additional 5.7 Mha of forests and savannahs during the next 15 years, with an associated 1,955 Mt of CO2e released into the atmosphere. In contrast, the acceleration of yield improvement, coupled with the expansion of soybean area only in areas currently used for livestock production, would allow Brazil to produce 162 Mt of soybean without deforestation and with 58% lower global climate warming relative to that derived from the continuation of current trends.",
author = "Marin, {Fabio R.} and Zanon, {Alencar J.} and Monzon, {Juan P.} and Andrade, {Jos{\'e} F.} and Silva, {Evandro H.F.M.} and Richter, {Gean L.} and Antolin, {Luis A.S.} and Ribeiro, {Bruna S.M.R.} and Ribas, {Giovana G.} and Rafael Battisti and Heinemann, {Alexandre B.} and Patricio Grassini",
note = "Funding Information: This project was funded by the International Plant Nutrition Institute (grant no. INS-19/0007 to P.G.), the Research Foundation of the State of S{\~a}o Paulo (FAPESP 433 grant nos 2017/20925-0, 2018/06396-7 and 2021/00720-0 to F.R.M.), the Brazilian Research Council (CNPq grant nos 130972/2019-3, 425174/2018-2 and 300916/2018-3 to F.R.M.), the Research Foundation of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS grant no. 17/2551-0000775-1 to A.J.Z.) and the Global Engagement Office at the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) through the FAPESP–UNL SPRINT Program (grant no. 2017/50445-0 to P.G.). F.R.M. received financial support from the Fulbright programme to support a six-month stay at UNL. Funding Information: This project was funded by the International Plant Nutrition Institute (grant no. INS-19/0007 to P.G.), the Research Foundation of the State of S{\~a}o Paulo (FAPESP 433 grant nos 2017/20925-0, 2018/06396-7 and 2021/00720-0 to F.R.M.), the Brazilian Research Council (CNPq grant nos 130972/2019-3, 425174/2018-2 and 300916/2018-3 to F.R.M.), the Research Foundation of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS grant no. 17/2551-0000775-1 to A.J.Z.) and the Global Engagement Office at the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) through the FAPESP–UNL SPRINT Program (grant no. 2017/50445-0 to P.G.). F.R.M. received financial support from the Fulbright programme to support a six-month stay at UNL. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.",
year = "2022",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1038/s41893-022-00968-8",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "5",
pages = "1018--1026",
journal = "Nature Sustainability",
issn = "2398-9629",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
number = "12",
}