Causes of Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon
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No AccessWorld Bank Working Papers12 Aug 2013Causes of Deforestation of the Brazilian AmazonAuthors/Editors: Sergio MargulisSergio Margulishttps://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5691-7SectionsAboutPDF (3.7 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:The worldwide concern with deforestation of Brazilian Amazonia is partly motivated by the perception that it is a destructive process in which the social and economics gains are smaller than the environmental losses. The perception also underlies the diagnostic, formulation and evaluation of public policies proposed by government and non-governmental organizations working in the region, including the World Bank. Causes of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon studies the role of cattle ranching – its dynamic and profitability – in the expansion of deforestation. It provides a social evaluation of deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia by, on one hand, identifying the main agents involved in the process, the economic motives behind their activities and their possible economic returns and, on the other hand, by undertaking a monetary evaluation of the economic (social) costs of deforestation while making some comparisons with sustainable forest management. The title presents and compares a number of different scenarios and proposed recommendations for the region. Previous bookNext book FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetailsCited byUnderstanding deforestation lock-in: Insights from Land Reform…
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During this evolution, soybeans utilized more hectares in Northern Mato Grosso, while cattle expanded toward the so-called arc of deforestation.
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- Authors
- Margulis, S.
- Venue
- World Bank Working Papers
- Publisher
- The World Bank
- Published
- 2003-12-29
- Pages
- 1-101
- ISSN
- 1726-5878 (ISSN-L)
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- W2073774034
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- FWCI
- 9.11
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- cc-by
- Locations
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Forest Management and Policy
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Keywords
- deforestation, Brazilian Amazon, cattle ranching, deforestation drivers, sustainable forest management, land use change, forest conservation policy, agrarian reform settlements, land accumulation, climate policy, carbon tax, crop-livestock integration
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