Balancing agricultural development and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

This report identifies the links among economic growth, poverty alleviation, and natural resource degradation in Brazil. It examines the effects of (1) a major devaluation of the Brazilian real (R$); (2) improvements of infrastructure in the Amazon to link it with the rest of Brazil and bordering co...

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Main Author: Cattaneo, Andrea
Format: Abstract
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2002
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155595
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description This report identifies the links among economic growth, poverty alleviation, and natural resource degradation in Brazil. It examines the effects of (1) a major devaluation of the Brazilian real (R$); (2) improvements of infrastructure in the Amazon to link it with the rest of Brazil and bordering countries; (3) modification of land tenure regimes in the Amazon agricultural frontier; (4) adoption of technological change in agriculture both inside and outside the Amazon; and (5) fiscal mechanisms to reduce deforestation. -- from Author's Abstract
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spelling CGSpace1555952025-02-24T06:47:46Z Balancing agricultural development and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Cattaneo, Andrea environmental degradation poverty alleviation economic growth infrastructure land tenure deforestation poverty natural resources management technological changes agriculture This report identifies the links among economic growth, poverty alleviation, and natural resource degradation in Brazil. It examines the effects of (1) a major devaluation of the Brazilian real (R$); (2) improvements of infrastructure in the Amazon to link it with the rest of Brazil and bordering countries; (3) modification of land tenure regimes in the Amazon agricultural frontier; (4) adoption of technological change in agriculture both inside and outside the Amazon; and (5) fiscal mechanisms to reduce deforestation. -- from Author's Abstract 2002 2024-10-24T12:42:19Z 2024-10-24T12:42:19Z Abstract https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155595 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157807 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Cattaneo, Andrea. 2002. Balancing agricultural development and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Research Report Abstract 129. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155595
spellingShingle environmental degradation
poverty alleviation
economic growth
infrastructure
land tenure
deforestation
poverty
natural resources management
technological changes
agriculture
Cattaneo, Andrea
Balancing agricultural development and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
title Balancing agricultural development and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
title_full Balancing agricultural development and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
title_fullStr Balancing agricultural development and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
title_full_unstemmed Balancing agricultural development and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
title_short Balancing agricultural development and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
title_sort balancing agricultural development and deforestation in the brazilian amazon
topic environmental degradation
poverty alleviation
economic growth
infrastructure
land tenure
deforestation
poverty
natural resources management
technological changes
agriculture
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155595
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