Me parecio que el sitio web esta muy bien construido. Tiene muchisima informacion relevante y accesible para el publico en general. La combinacion de informacion cientifica y arte (fotografia, ilustracion y diseno grafico) es perfecta. Los reportes son muy extensivos en su contenido. En particular me llamo mucho la atencion el capitulo de Bioeconomia en el Resumen Ejecutivo del SPA, ya que me parece un reto interesante para los paises amazonicos. Me pregunto si es posible lograr una integracion entre objetivos locales y las presiones externas desde las ciudades.
AJ Hart
4 years ago
I enjoyed the readings for the Science Panel for the Amazon Project and found them to be extremely insightful. The interface is extremely well-designed and easy to engage with for the website. The readings were particularly engaging and easy to digest. I did like two of the figures on the website as I felt they helped to break down the readings: Figure 25.A Graphical Illustration and 25.6 Living Amazon Solution Tree. I wanted to first outline the second figure I included by stating that this would be an excellent resource to outline for conservation aims within the GIA Project, if it is not already included – as not only does it provide the framework of how the Living Amazon Framework would benefit and improve livelihoods in the Amazon basin, but also visually makes the connection to conservation by being artistically connected to nature. I feel that this is an excellent creative tool that makes the figure pop out and is more engaging. I agree with Allie on the point she makes regarding Figure 10 in the Executive Summary, I do believe that this is a perfect illustration that can be included in the GIA Frameworks. Especially, since it includes and depicts primary drivers of deforestation which can be vastly incorporated into the primary conservation targets for future evaluations. To close out, I did enjoy learning to the extent that indigenous and traditional communities are to be included under the Living Amazon Framework – 25.4.3 Strengthening Amazonian Citizenship and Governance – which again underlines the importance of targeting these communities as they will have a more effective role at stewarding conservation objectives in the Amazon.
Allison Pecenka
4 years ago
I really enjoyed the Science Panel for the Amazon reading and felt that a comprehensive report to this extent marks a very powerful step towards international conservation efforts coming to fruition. First of all, I found the website interface to be extremely well-designed and believe it did a great job of capturing and maintaining the viewer’s attention through shocking statistics, dynamic graphics and the interactive scrolling feature. As far as the report itself, I agreed with its structuring of content into 4 parts and thought this presented the data in its most intuitive and comprehensible format. The selection of scientists from Amazonian countries was another great component of the report, underscoring the necessity of local perspectives in the assessment of these regions and planning of measures to conserve them. I found point BKG 7.2 (pg. 21) very interesting in its explanation of the new “global development paradigm” emerging based on neoliberal concepts and pushing Latin America towards a more market-oriented economy. This point provided a more complete explanation for me on how exactly public lands were transformed into private holdings and when rapid urbanization started occurring in the region. I also really appreciated Figure 10 (pg. 29) on drivers of change leading to tipping points in Amazonian rainforests and believe its information can be integrated into our GIA Theory of Change model. I believe feedback mechanisms are a key consideration in Amazonian conservation planning and could greatly benefit our work if examined further. For example, a land cover map of the Amazon with classifications of the three potential states: white-sand savanna, open-canopy degraded forest or closed-canopy degraded secondary forest, would greatly aid in conservation planning by identifying key areas of focus with the highest restoration potential, along with areas that may be too degraded to realistically restore. This led me to think about the potential usage of predictive vegetation modeling through GIS software to determine which areas of land will support the most biodiversity under climate change-related conditions, then overlaying this output with the map of land cover restoration potential to determine which areas (satisfying both conditions) should receive the greatest focus in conservation initiatives.
Me parecio que el sitio web esta muy bien construido. Tiene muchisima informacion relevante y accesible para el publico en general. La combinacion de informacion cientifica y arte (fotografia, ilustracion y diseno grafico) es perfecta. Los reportes son muy extensivos en su contenido. En particular me llamo mucho la atencion el capitulo de Bioeconomia en el Resumen Ejecutivo del SPA, ya que me parece un reto interesante para los paises amazonicos. Me pregunto si es posible lograr una integracion entre objetivos locales y las presiones externas desde las ciudades.
I enjoyed the readings for the Science Panel for the Amazon Project and found them to be extremely insightful. The interface is extremely well-designed and easy to engage with for the website. The readings were particularly engaging and easy to digest. I did like two of the figures on the website as I felt they helped to break down the readings: Figure 25.A Graphical Illustration and 25.6 Living Amazon Solution Tree. I wanted to first outline the second figure I included by stating that this would be an excellent resource to outline for conservation aims within the GIA Project, if it is not already included – as not only does it provide the framework of how the Living Amazon Framework would benefit and improve livelihoods in the Amazon basin, but also visually makes the connection to conservation by being artistically connected to nature. I feel that this is an excellent creative tool that makes the figure pop out and is more engaging. I agree with Allie on the point she makes regarding Figure 10 in the Executive Summary, I do believe that this is a perfect illustration that can be included in the GIA Frameworks. Especially, since it includes and depicts primary drivers of deforestation which can be vastly incorporated into the primary conservation targets for future evaluations. To close out, I did enjoy learning to the extent that indigenous and traditional communities are to be included under the Living Amazon Framework – 25.4.3 Strengthening Amazonian Citizenship and Governance – which again underlines the importance of targeting these communities as they will have a more effective role at stewarding conservation objectives in the Amazon.
I really enjoyed the Science Panel for the Amazon reading and felt that a comprehensive report to this extent marks a very powerful step towards international conservation efforts coming to fruition. First of all, I found the website interface to be extremely well-designed and believe it did a great job of capturing and maintaining the viewer’s attention through shocking statistics, dynamic graphics and the interactive scrolling feature. As far as the report itself, I agreed with its structuring of content into 4 parts and thought this presented the data in its most intuitive and comprehensible format. The selection of scientists from Amazonian countries was another great component of the report, underscoring the necessity of local perspectives in the assessment of these regions and planning of measures to conserve them. I found point BKG 7.2 (pg. 21) very interesting in its explanation of the new “global development paradigm” emerging based on neoliberal concepts and pushing Latin America towards a more market-oriented economy. This point provided a more complete explanation for me on how exactly public lands were transformed into private holdings and when rapid urbanization started occurring in the region. I also really appreciated Figure 10 (pg. 29) on drivers of change leading to tipping points in Amazonian rainforests and believe its information can be integrated into our GIA Theory of Change model. I believe feedback mechanisms are a key consideration in Amazonian conservation planning and could greatly benefit our work if examined further. For example, a land cover map of the Amazon with classifications of the three potential states: white-sand savanna, open-canopy degraded forest or closed-canopy degraded secondary forest, would greatly aid in conservation planning by identifying key areas of focus with the highest restoration potential, along with areas that may be too degraded to realistically restore. This led me to think about the potential usage of predictive vegetation modeling through GIS software to determine which areas of land will support the most biodiversity under climate change-related conditions, then overlaying this output with the map of land cover restoration potential to determine which areas (satisfying both conditions) should receive the greatest focus in conservation initiatives.