Towards sustainable aquaculture in the Amazon

IF 25.7 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Nature Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-01-24 DOI:10.1038/s41893-024-01500-w

Felipe S. Pacheco, Sebastian A. Heilpern, Claire DiLeo, Rafael M. Almeida, Suresh A. Sethi, Marcela Miranda, Nicholas Ray, Nathan O. Barros, Jucilene Cavali, Carolina Costa, Carolina R. Doria, Joshua Fan, Kathryn J. Fiorella, Bruce R. Forsberg, Marcelo Gomes, Laura Greenstreet, Meredith Holgerson, David McGrath, Peter B. McIntyre, Patricia Moraes-Valenti, Ilce Oliveira, Jean P. H. B. Ometto, Fabio Roland, Adry Trindade, Marta E. Ummus, Wagner C. Valenti, Xiangtao Xu, Carla P. Gomes, Alexander S. Flecker

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Aquaculture in the Amazon holds the potential to meet increasing food demands while offering economic opportunities in a region facing deforestation and biodiversity loss. However, expanding aquaculture in this biodiverse region comes with complex environmental and social trade-offs. This Review explores how aquaculture can support sustainable development by minimizing its environmental impact, promoting equitable livelihoods and enhancing food security. It also highlights key challenges, such as greenhouse gas emissions and land-use changes, that need to be addressed for aquaculture to thrive sustainably in the Amazon. The aquaculture sector in the Amazon is an important source of food and livelihood provision; however, it is associated with environmental and ecological risks. This Review assesses aquaculture in the Amazon, offering insights into the challenges and opportunities for its sustainable growth.

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实现亚马逊地区的可持续水产养殖

亚马逊地区的水产养殖有可能满足日益增长的粮食需求，同时为面临森林砍伐和生物多样性丧失的地区提供经济机会。然而，在这一生物多样性地区扩大水产养殖伴随着复杂的环境和社会权衡。本综述探讨了水产养殖如何通过尽量减少对环境的影响、促进公平生计和加强粮食安全来支持可持续发展。报告还强调了需要解决的关键挑战，如温室气体排放和土地利用变化，以使水产养殖在亚马逊地区可持续发展。亚马逊地区的水产养殖部门是提供食物和生计的重要来源；然而，它与环境和生态风险有关。本综述对亚马逊地区的水产养殖进行了评估，为其可持续增长的挑战和机遇提供了见解。

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Nature Sustainability Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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159

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