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last decades, the deforestation was linked mainly to economic factors than to policies conducted by the government. The …
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justice based upon a model of agrarian reform that inevitably leads to deforestation. …
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This paper maps the availability of deforested and degraded land in the state of Pará in the eastern Amazon and discusses the feasibility of using this land for the expansion of palm crops for biodiesel production. The ultimate objective is to highlight land that is suitable for palm oil and...
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of the agricultural frontier. This paper aims to help this debate by identifying relationship between deforestation and … matrix between deforestation and variables which indicate land use such as planted area with the most important crops, cattle … herd, but there is no correlation between accumulated deforestation and herd evolution in five years. Cattle ranching is …
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The rate of deforestation in Africa is of paramount concern not only to the future of Africa, but also to the world … deforestation. Using generalized linear mixed models and generalised estimating equations, we were able to calculate expected …
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The rate of deforestation in Africa is of paramount concern not only to the future of Africa, but also to the world … deforestation. Using generalized linear mixed models and generalised estimating equations, we were able to calculate expected …
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Recent distressing trends in climate change, population explosion and deforestation have inspired this paper, which … depleted and expanded, respectively. As a policy implication in the process of deforestation, a balanced approach is needed to …
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The rate of deforestation in Africa is of paramount concern not only to the future of Africa, but also to the world … a significant cause of deforestation. Using generalised linear mixed models and generalised estimating equations, it was …
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of the effects of political institutions and other socioeconomic factors on deforestation. Results show that economic … agricultural sector growth worsen deforestation. In contrast, openness to international trade was observed to reduce deforestation …
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Climate change and agriculture influence each other. The effects of climate change on agriculture seem to be … effects, agriculture can either intensify or expand in area; both of these options increase greenhouse gas emissions. It is … therefore likely that such negative effects will increase agriculture’s contribution to climate change, making this feedback a …
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