Environmental law-enforcement increases cattle productivity in the Western Brazilian Amazon but bears the risk of asocial divide.
Environmental law-enforcement increases cattle productivity in the Western Brazilian Amazon but bears the risk of asocial divide.
Author(s): SCHIELEIN, J.; BÖRNER, J.; VALENTIM, J. F.
Summary: Reducing deforestation in tropical forest areas requires effective environmental governance and the transformation of agricultural systemstowards less land-demanding production forms. Our study investigates the influence of environmental law-enforcement on land-use decisions ofcattle ranchers in the western Brazilian Amazon between 2005-2014.
Publication year: 2019
Types of publication: Abstract in annals or event proceedings
Unit: Embrapa Acre
Keywords: Acre, Agricultura sustentable, Amazonia Occidental, Amazônia Ocidental, Aplicación de la ley, Aplicação da lei, Código Florestal, Grazing management, Law enforcement, Livestock production, Manejo de pastoreo, Pastagem, Pastizales, Pastures, Pecuária, Producción pecuaria, Produtividade, Recuperação do Solo, Rendimientos, Restauración de suelos, Soil restoration, Sustainable agriculture, Western Amazon, Yields
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