Deforestation And Land Use In The Amazon
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Deforestation And Land Use In The Amazon
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Author : Charles H. Wood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Deforestation And Land Use In The Amazon written by Charles H. Wood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Nature categories.
The Amazonian territories of Brazil, Bolivia and Ecuador encompass nearly half of the world's remaining tropical rainforest and contain a wealth of biodiversity whose value we have only begun to appreciate. This book is an authoritative analysis of the socioeconomic and biophysical factors operating at local, national and global levels that serve to promote deforestation in this delicate region.
What Drives Deforestation In The Brazilian Amazon
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Author : Alexander S. P. Pfaff
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 1997
What Drives Deforestation In The Brazilian Amazon written by Alexander S. P. Pfaff and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Carreteras - Brasil categories.
Agricultural Intensification By Smallholders In The Western Brazilian Amazon
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Author : Stephen A. Vosti
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Agricultural Intensification By Smallholders In The Western Brazilian Amazon written by Stephen A. Vosti and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Nature categories.
Research site and sample characteristics; Multivariate analysis; A fram-level bioeconomic model.
The Dynamics Of Deforestation And Economic Growth In The Brazilian Amazon
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Author : Lykke E. Andersen
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2002-12-12
The Dynamics Of Deforestation And Economic Growth In The Brazilian Amazon written by Lykke E. Andersen and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12-12 with Business & Economics categories.
A multi-disciplinary team of authors analyze the economics of Brazilian deforestation using a large data set of ecological and economic variables. They survey the most up to date work in this field and present their own dynamic and spatial econometric analysis based on municipality level panel data spanning the entire Brazilian Amazon from 1970 to 1996. By observing the dynamics of land use change over such a long period the team is able to provide quantitative estimates of the long-run economic costs and benefits of both land clearing and government policies such as road building. The authors find that some government policies, such as road paving in already highly settled areas, are beneficial both for economic development and for the preservation of forest, while other policies, such as the construction of unpaved roads through virgin areas, stimulate wasteful land uses to the detriment of both economic growth and forest cover.
Causes Of Deforestation Of The Brazilian Amazon
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Author : Sérgio Margulis
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
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Causes Of Deforestation Of The Brazilian Amazon written by Sérgio Margulis and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Nature categories.
Annotation This title studies the role of cattle ranching its dynamic and profitability in the expansion of deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia. It provides a social evaluation of deforestation in this region and presents and compares a number of different scenarios and proposed recommendations.
Land Use Change In Four Landscapes In The Peruvian Amazon
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Author : Marcus, M.
language : en
Publisher: CIFOR
Release Date : 2020-09-09
Land Use Change In Four Landscapes In The Peruvian Amazon written by Marcus, M. and has been published by CIFOR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-09 with categories.
This working paper uses remote sensing data and methods to characterize land cover change in four sites in the lowland Peruvian Amazon over a period of three decades (1987-2017). Multi-village landscapes were purposefully selected to include road accessible sites and others only accessible by river. Landscape analysis focused on buffers around the selected villages used to approximate the areas of influence of farmers in these communities. Deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon has been commonly attributed to agriculture expansion by smallholders. This belief falls short in acknowledging that the contribution of smallholder deforestation is mediated by others decisions around infrastructure development. In this analysis, road connected landscapes experienced greater loss of closed-canopy forest while closed canopy forest remained mostly stable in the river sites over the thirty year study period. Results indicated that closed canopy forest loss occurred in parallel with agricultural expansion at the road sites. The findings contribute to a more nuanced understanding of local land use dynamics and the role of regional infrastructure development as a driver of forest loss.
Tropical Deforestation And Land Use
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Author : Edward B. Barbier
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 2010-03-01
Tropical Deforestation And Land Use written by Edward B. Barbier and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-01 with Science categories.
Country case studies investigate key factors that influence the economics of tropical deforestation and land use. Articles illustrate how innovative economic models can be used effectively to investigate a range of important influences on tropical land use changes in a variety of representative developing countries. The countries covered are: Brazil, India, Malaysia, Panama, the Philippines, Thailand, and Uganda.
Agricultural Intensification By Smallholders In The Western Brazilian Amazon From Deforestation To Sustainable Land Use
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Agricultural Intensification By Smallholders In The Western Brazilian Amazon From Deforestation To Sustainable Land Use written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Measuring The Initial Impacts On Deforestation Of Mato Grosso S Program For Environmental Control
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Author : Kenneth M. Chomitz
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2005
Measuring The Initial Impacts On Deforestation Of Mato Grosso S Program For Environmental Control written by Kenneth M. Chomitz and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Deforestation categories.
"Although private forest use in Brazil has been regulated at least since the Forest Code of 1965, cumulative deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached 653,000 km2 by 2003 (INPE 2004). Much of this deforestation is illegal. In 1999, the State Foundation of the Environment (FEMA) in Mato Grosso introduced an innovative licensing and enforcement system to increase compliance with land use regulations. If successful, the program would deter deforestation that contravenes those regulations, including deforestation of riverine and hillside forest (permanent preservation areas), and reduction of a property's forest cover below a specified limit (the legal forest reserve requirement). This study seeks to assess whether introduction of the program affected landholder behavior in the desired direction. Simple before/after comparisons are not suitable for this purpose, because there is considerable year to year variation in deforestation due to climatic and economic conditions. Nor is it valid to assess program impacts by comparing licensed and unlicensed landholders, even though the program focused its enforcement efforts on the former. This is because, first, landholders with no intention of deforesting may choose to become licensed; and second, unlicensed landholders may be deterred from deforestation by the mere existence of a serious program that aims for universal licensing. To meet these challenges, the study applies a difference-in-difference approach to geographically explicit data. It looks for, and confirms, post-program declines in deforestation in high-priority enforcement areas relative to other areas; in more easily observed areas relative to less easily observed areas; and in areas of low remaining forest cover (where further deforestation is probably illegal) relative to high remaining forest cover. Thus, even against a backdrop of higher aggregate deforestation (driven in part by higher agricultural prices), there is evidence that the program in its early stages (before 2002) did shift landholder behavior in a direction consistent with reduced illegal deforestation. (The legality of deforestation was not however directly observed). The study hypothesizes that this behavioral change resulted from an initial perception of increased likelihood of the detection and prosecution of illegal deforestation, following announcement of the program. The study does not assess Mato Grosso's new system for environmental regulation (SLAPR) impacts following the change of state administration in 2003. "--World Bank web site.
Geographic Patters Of Land Use And Lande Intensity In The Brazilian Amazon
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Author : Kenneth M. Chomitz
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2001
Geographic Patters Of Land Use And Lande Intensity In The Brazilian Amazon written by Kenneth M. Chomitz and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Agricultura - Brasil categories.
Nearly 90 percent of agricultural land in the Brazilian Amazon is used for pasture, or has been cleared and left unused. Pasture on average is used with very low productivity. Analysis based on census tract data shows that agricultural conversion of forested areas in the wetter western Amazon would be even less productive, using current technologies.
