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NUESTRAS NOTICIAS
New study identifies priority areas for the conservation of jaguars as their stronghold, the Amazon faces rampant deforestation
- A new WWF study analysed threats to jaguars and their populations across 447 Brazilian Amazon PAs including 330 indigenous reserves
- Jaguars (Panthera onca), the largest cat of the America, have already been lost from 50% of their historic range
- The Amazon is facing widespread hunting and rapid rampant deforestation to make way for agriculture, mining, and infrastructure
For the first time, WWF, University of Sao Paolo, University of East Anglia and ICMBio have identified priority areas of the conservation of jaguars and the role of indigenous lands as sanctuaries for the species and biodiversity.
The new study, Impending anthropogenic threats and protected area prioritization for jaguars in the Brazilian Amazon, is paramount to ensure the conservation actions are targeted effectively and urgently to where they are most needed.
As many as 110-150 jaguars and pumas can be killed annually in areas of the Brazilian Amazon through poisoned carcasses and direct persecution by hunters.
But the study, published in Communications Biology (Nature portfolio) today, will help protect the largest number of jaguars as well as safeguarding their Amazonian stronghold.
With the recent elections and the change in presidency new hopes revive for the Brazilian Amazon and jaguars, thanks to increased political will for environmental protection.
The new study, Impending anthropogenic threats and protected area prioritization for jaguars in the Brazilian Amazon, is paramount to ensure the conservation actions are targeted effectively and urgently to where they are most needed.
As many as 110-150 jaguars and pumas can be killed annually in areas of the Brazilian Amazon through poisoned carcasses and direct persecution by hunters.
But the study, published in Communications Biology (Nature portfolio) today, will help protect the largest number of jaguars as well as safeguarding their Amazonian stronghold.
With the recent elections and the change in presidency new hopes revive for the Brazilian Amazon and jaguars, thanks to increased political will for environmental protection.
Dr Juliano Bogoni, lead author and researcher from the University of Sao Paolo and the University of East Anglia, said:
“With a fast-shrinking Amazon, the study increases pressure on Brazil (and neighbouring countries) to deliver effective implementation of conservation and support for protected areas and indigenous lands. Furthermore, since jaguars are classed as a flagship and umbrella species, by conserving jaguars and their habitats, wider biodiversity benefits, as well as local communities depending on healthy forests.”
WWF and other collaborators are calling for:
- Increased funding and support for protected areas and indigenous lands while strengthening participation of indigenous people and local communities in the decisions and management of their territories
- Increased support, funding and mandate for environmental agencies which suffered significant cuts in recent years
- Strong policies and legal frameworks that leave no space for protected area downsizing, downgrading and degazettement
Marcelo Oliveira, co-author and Species Lead in WWF-Brazil, said:
“The future of jaguars, even in the most intact Neotropical regions such as the Amazon, is only secure in protected areas where land-use restrictions can be strictly enforced and only if relentless political pressure to downsize, downgrade and degazette PAs can be resisted.
“PAs are central to safeguarding biodiversity, yet they are under multiple geopolitical pressures.
“Participative monitoring and the use of technology are important strategies for understanding the delicate biodiversity in the Amazon biome and help to design sound policies and strategies for its conservation.”
Dr Valeria Boron, co-author and Senior Programme Advisor at WWF-UK, said:
“Safeguarding protected areas is of paramount importance for jaguars but it is not enough.We also need to maintain connectivity between them through safe corridors and robust land use planning to ensure genetic flow.
“Ultimately, conserving jaguars means conserving large areas of the Amazon with important planetary benefits.”
“Participative monitoring and the use of technology are important strategies for understanding the delicate biodiversity in the Amazon biome and help to design sound policies and strategies for its conservation.”
Dr Valeria Boron, co-author and Senior Programme Advisor at WWF-UK, said:
“Safeguarding protected areas is of paramount importance for jaguars but it is not enough.We also need to maintain connectivity between them through safe corridors and robust land use planning to ensure genetic flow.
“Ultimately, conserving jaguars means conserving large areas of the Amazon with important planetary benefits.”