Agricultural intensification by smallholders in the Western Brazilian Amazon: from deforestation to sustainable land use

Despite the importance of tropical moist forests for conserving biodiversity and storing carbon, forests continue to fall, because the private benefits of clearing land for agriculture far outweigh tangible economic gains from retaining forests. This report measures the financial disparity between f...

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Main Authors: Vosti, Stephen A., Witcover, Julie, Carpentier, Chantal Line
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2002
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158054
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