Crossing spatial analyses and livestock economics to understand deforestation processes in the Brazilian Amazon: the case of Sao Felix do Xingu in South Para

The Amazon is the largest tropical forest area on earth, and has been undergoing rapid deforestation for the last four decades. In the Brazilian Amazon, large-scale pasture for cattle ranching and soybean production are the main land uses, leading to a yearly deforestation rate of 0.5%. These conver...

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Main Authors:	Mertens, B., Poccard-Chapuis, R., Piketty, M.G., Lacques, A.E., Venturieri, A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	2002
Subjects:	livestock farming economics deforestation farmers spatial analysis land use policies
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18586