Estimating the Potential for Conservation and Farming in the Amazon and Cerrado under Four Policy Scenarios

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 12; no. 3; p. 1277
• Main Authors: Brandão Jr, Amintas, Rausch, Lisa, Paz Durán, América, Costa Jr, Ciniro, Spawn, Seth A., Gibbs, Holly K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Agriculture; Beef; Cattle; Compliance; Deforestation; Ecosystems; Environmental policy; Farmers; Farms; Land use; Supply chains; Vegetation; Brazil
• ISSN: 2071-1050; 2071-1050
• DOI: 10.3390/su12031277

Since 2013, clearing rates have rapidly increased in the Amazon and Cerrado biomes. This acceleration has raised questions about the efficacy of current regional public and private conservation policies that seek to promote agricultural production while conserving remnants of natural vegetation. In...