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To evaluate the impact of established conservation areas on land-use changes in Brazil's Atlantic Forest over two decades.

April 21, 2026AMBIOOpen Access

Two decades of coastal pressure: Assessing the effectiveness of priority conservation areas in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest

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To evaluate the impact of established conservation areas on land-use changes in Brazil's Atlantic Forest over two decades.
Analyzed land-use and land-cover changes using MapBiomas data from 2004 to 2024.
Categorized areas into high, very high, and extremely high priority for conservation.
Quantified changes across five land-use classes.
Urban expansion was noted in all priority categories, with significant losses in natural vegetation in extremely high priority areas.
Extremely high priority areas had the highest land-cover turnover.
Findings suggest that prioritization alone is insufficient to protect these areas from land-use pressures.

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Assessment reveals limited effectiveness of conservation areas in controlling land-use changes in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, indicating a need for better governance.

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Simeão et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e7138bcb99343efc98d15d https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02403-0

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Assessment reveals limited effectiveness of conservation areas in controlling land-use changes in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, indicating a need for better governance.

Two decades of coastal pressure: Assessing the effectiveness of priority conservation areas in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest

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Two decades of coastal pressure: Assessing the effectiveness of priority conservation areas in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest

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