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  1. Library Resource
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    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 2006
    South America, Brazil

    O tema do mercado de terras integra a agenda contemporânea das políticas agrárias, tanto no Brasil como em outros países. No caso brasileiro, decorre da história de ocupação do território e da própria formação social e econômica que produziram um quadro de ilegalidade, de instabilidade jurídica e de fragilidade institucional.

  2. Library Resource
    Peer-reviewed publication
    February, 2020
    Brazil

    Brazil has become an agricultural powerhouse, producing roughly 30 % of the world’s soy and 15 % of its beef by 2013 – yet historically much of that growth has come at the expense of its native ecosystems. Since 1985, pastures and croplands have replaced nearly 65 Mha of forests and savannas in the legal Amazon. A growing body of work suggests that this paradigm of horizontal expansion of agriculture over ecosystems is outdated and brings negative social and environmental outcomes.

  3. Library Resource

    Lessons Learned from an Exchange of Brazilian Experiences with Africa

    Reports & Research
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2012
    Brazil, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean

    This publication is the result of an initiative to promote an exchange between Brazil and African countries on lessons learned about the role of community forestry as a strategic option to achieve the goals of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). The initiative was supported by the World Bank with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and coordinated by the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS) with support from the National Forestry Agency International (ONFI).

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    October, 2005
    Brazil, Central America, South America

    In developing countries across the globe the impact of livestock on deforestation levels has
    been profound. This paper explores the role of the cattle industry in household decision
    making for small landholders in the Brazilian Amazon. Important inquiries raised in the
    literature are addressed, including the determinants of the co-evolution of deforestation and cattle herds, the possibility of production specialization, and the role of cattle in household livelihoods. Panel data suggest that households have changed focus from crop

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    April, 2016
    Brazil

    A Amazônia brasileira, que detém grande parte da maior floresta tropical do mundo, está ameaçada pela exploração descontrolada de seus recursos naturais. Mais de 750.000 km² de florestas já foram desmatados por atividades econômicas em escala industrial como a produção agropecuária, mineração, exploração ilegal de madeira e grandes projetos de infraestrutura, especialmente usinas hidrelétricas –, colocando em risco a biodiversidade incomparável da região, forçando o deslocamento de comunidades tradicionais e povos indígenas de suas terras e agravando as mudanças do clima global.

  6. Library Resource
    March, 2013
    Brazil

    The objective of this review of
    resettlement policy and implementation in Brazil, is to
    identify ongoing good practices, as well as areas for
    further improvement. It draws upon an assessment of the
    Brazilian legal and institutional framework related to land
    acquisition for projects in the public interest, a rapid
    evaluation of the resettlement programs in six projects
    (three projects that received Bank financing and three

  7. Library Resource
    April, 2014
    Brazil

    Since 2006, there has been an explosion
    of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) projects in
    Brazil, as well as efforts to pass PES laws at federal,
    state, and municipal levels. Even in this short period, an
    extraordinarily rich range of experiences has developed,
    with examples of the application of PES at a variety of
    scales, ranging from microwatersheds to entire states; in a
    variety of contexts, from remote forest frontier areas to

  8. Library Resource
    September, 2015
    Brazil

    This report on the assessment of land
    governance in Brazil summarizes and discusses the results of
    a series of standardized self-assessments of the land
    governance situation in Brazil, conducted entirely by
    Brazilian speakers. Therefore, these findings represent the
    perception of local experts based on their experience of
    news and data available. The main aim of this report are
    federal and state authorities directly involved in land

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