Up to 75% of deforestation in Brazil is associated with cattle ranching. To reduce forest conversion and increase sustainability in the cattle supply chain, government, private sector and civil society support interventions based on combinations of institutions and policies, incentives, and information and technology. In this paper we analyse the observed and expected interactions among the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) Standard for Sustainable Cattle Production Systems certification program and other interventions associated with livestock and deforestation in Amazonia.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2013Brazil, Central America, South America
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsApril, 2017Brazil, Central America, South America
Key Messages
• A governance approach, combining public policy and private initiatives was effective in slowing down deforestation, but
was unable to support a transition to more sustainable production systems.
• New technical intensification models must be identified for low-productivity systems in degraded lands, adapted to the
biophysical and sociotechnical conditions of the Amazonian landscapes.
• Multiple constraints inhibit progress toward sustainable intensification of cattle ranching, and reversing them requires that
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Central America, South America
Amazonia’s abundant natural resources underpin water, energy, food and health security for the people and economies of the region and far beyond. At the heart of this nexus of securities is water. So abundant in the region, but now under increasing threat as industrial and agricultural pollution increases, and extreme droughts reveal a once unthinkable water vulnerability.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1967Angola, France, Brazil, Japan, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Portugal, United Kingdom, Canada, Iran, Central African Republic, Solomon Islands
An international review of forestry and forest products
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1966Finland, Canada, United States of America, Japan
An international journal of forestry and forest industries
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2015Costa Rica, Uruguay, Americas
”Enhancing country capacity for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change reporting processes for the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use sector: Uruguay” summarizes the support provided by FAO between 2014 and 2015 to the government of Uruguay, through the Monitoring and Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation in Agriculture (MAGHG) project.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJune, 2016Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Spain, Guatemala, Panama, Americas
"Enhancing country capacity for UNFCCC reporting processes for the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use sector: Costa Rica" summarizes the support provided by FAO between 2013 and 2016 to the government of Costa Rica, through the Monitoring and Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation in Agriculture (MAGHG) project. Costa Rica was among the eighteen countries attending the Second FAO Workshop on Statistics for Greenhouse gas Emissions , held from 3 to 4 June 2013 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJune, 2016Costa Rica, Guatemala, Cuba, Americas
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1948France, Canada, Colombia
Revue internationale des forts et des industries forestires
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Library ResourceRegulationsPeru, Americas, South America
La Estrategia de Acción Social con Sostenibilidad (EASS) es un instrumento intersectorial de alcance nacional, cuyo objetivo general es mejorar las condiciones de vida y desarrollo de la población de las comunidades nativas de la Amazonía.
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