Mortality from collision with vehicles is the most visible impact of road traffic on wildlife. Mortality due to roads (hereafter road‐kill) can affect the dynamic of populations of many species and can, therefore, increase the risk of local decline or extinction. This is especially true in Brazil, where plans for road network upgrading and expansion overlaps biodiversity hotspot areas, which are of high importance for global conservation. Researchers, conservationists and road planners face the challenge to define a national strategy for road mitigation and wildlife conservation. The main goal of this dataset is a compilation of geo‐referenced road‐kill data from published and unpublished road surveys. This is the first Data Paper in the BRAZIL series (see ATLANTIC, NEOTROPICAL, and BRAZIL collections of Data Papers published in Ecology), which aims make public road‐kill data for species in the Brazilian Regions. The dataset encompasses road‐kill records from 45 personal communications and 26 studies published in peer‐reviewed journals, theses and reports. The road‐kill dataset comprises 21,512 records, 83% of which are identified to the species level (n = 450 species). The dataset includes records of 31 amphibian species, 90 reptile species, 229 bird species, and 99 mammal species. One species is classified as Endangered, eight as Vulnerable and twelve as Near Threatened. The species with the highest number of records are: Didelphis albiventris (n = 1,549), Volatinia jacarina (n = 1,238), Cerdocyon thous (n = 1,135), Helicops infrataeniatus (n = 802), and Rhinella icterica (n = 692). Most of the records came from southern Brazil. However, observations of the road‐kill incidence for non‐Least Concern species are more spread across the country. This dataset can be used to identify which taxa seems to be vulnerable to traffic, analyze temporal and spatial patterns of road‐kill at local, regional and national scales and also used to understand the effects of road‐kill on population persistence. It may also contribute to studies that aims to understand the influence of landscape and environmental influences on road‐kills, improve our knowledge on road‐related strategies on biodiversity conservation and be used as complementary information on large‐scale and macroecological studies. No copyright or proprietary restrictions are associated with the use of this data set other than citation of this Data Paper.

O estudo pretende estimar a redução de CO2 proporcionada pela produção de biocombustíveis a partir do óleo de dendê nas áreas aptas ao cultivo, segundo o ZAE-Dendê da Amazônia Brasileira. Essas estimativas, ainda escassas na literatura, são parte das diretrizes governamentais frente às mudanças climáticas. Tais diretrizes envolvem a mensuração de dois reservatórios de carbono potenciais: i) a fixação de CO2 atmosférico proveniente do acúmulo na biomassa nos plantios; e ii) a redução de emissões de CO2 oriundas da substituição de combustíveis fósseis por biocombustíveis (menos poluentes), gerados a partir de óleo de dendê. Os resultados demonstram que, ao longo do período de cultivo, 151,85 Mg.CO2eq.ha-1 podem ser estocados na biomassa acima do solo. Em um cenário de aproveitamento potencial para a produção de óleo de palma de 35 milhões de hectares de áreas desmatadas da Amazônia brasileira, 5,3 bilhões Mg.CO2eq poderiam ser absorvidas com o plantio. Entretanto, aproximadamente 90% do CO2 absorvido retorna à atmosfera durante o processo de produção, devido à baixa tecnologia aplicada, tornando imprescindível o reaproveitamento dos resíduos da produção para aumentar a eficiência da redução de CO2.

In Brazil, birds are the most common targets of wildlife trade. Their diversity, beautiful plumage and elaborate songs are differentials among other animals. Therefore, they are coveted either by breeders, to compose zoo collections, or even to become pets to the general population. The Federal Highway Police (PRF), integrated with the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), aims to inspect and preserve the Brazilian natural environment. Most animals seized by enforcement agencies are sent to the Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centers (CETAS). This study aimed to evaluate illegal trade of wild birds in Brazil by analyzing, identifying and quantifying birds seized by IBAMA and PRF in Brazilian territory, to expand the knowledge of the scientific and popular community about the growth of poaching. This study used data from notices of seizure from 2013 to 2019 (IBAMA) and from 2018 to 2022 (PRF), both obtained via open databases of the corresponding agencies. In data consultation, information was collected on the number of species as well as the total number of animals seized from wildlife. During the evaluated period, the highest incidences of seizure correspond to the Columbiformes and Passeriformes orders. Thus, we identified the preference of certain species, families, and orders in illegal trade of birds in Brazil.