02638naa a2200313 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400530006010000160011324501440012926000090027352015780028265000190186065000330187965000130191265000130192565000330193865000240197165000130199565000170200870000160202570000150204170000210205670000200207770000150209770000170211270000170212977301780214621725742025-02-10       2018    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56946-8_12DOI1 aSATTLER, D.  aPasture degradation in South East Brazilbstatus, drivers and options for sustainable land use under climate change.h[electronic resource]  c2018  aThe landscapes of the Atlantic Forest region of Southeast Brazil (SE Brazil) have suffered from a long-term historical deforestation and degradation. The vast majority of former forest areas had been transformed into sugar cane and coffee plantations. Especially in the state of Rio de Janeiro, these crops are no longer economically viable and most of the former plantations have been converted into cattle pastures. Due to unsuitable environmental conditions and unsustainable management, most of these pastures are nowadays highly degraded. Taking into account projected climate change with increasing droughts and pronounced heavy rainfalls in SE-Brazil, this pasture landscape is about to lose its socio- ecological resilience. Before this background, this paper analyses the status and drivers of pasture degradation in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Moreover, it addresses possible options for pasture rehabilitation based on a case study carried out within the framework of the Brazilian-German INTECRAL project. Additionally, it explores the role of pastures as opportunity areas for climate change mitigation by enhancing the carbon storage capacity at landscape level. As the study is based on a scientific cooperation with the Rio de Janeiro State Secretary of Agriculture as implementation partner, it is expected that experiences presented in this paper will be useful to Brazilian stakeholders and decision makers for improving the adaption to exacerbating environmental conditions in rural areas, driven by climate change and inappropriate land use.  aClimate change  aEnvironmental sustainability  aLand use  aPastures  aDesenvolvimento Sustentável  aMudança Climática  aPastagem  aUso da Terra1 aSELIGER, R.1 aNEHREN, U.1 aTORRES, F. N. de1 aSILVA, A. S. da1 aRAEDIG, C.1 aHISSA, H. R.1 aHEINRICH, J.  tIn: LEAL FILHO, W.; FREITAS, L. E. de (ed.). Climate change adaptation in Latin America: managing vulnerability, fostering resilience. Cham: Springer, 2018. cap. 1, p. 3-17.