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From colonization to “environmental soy”: A case study of environmental and socio-economic valuation in the Amazon soy frontier
Steward, Corrina - In: Agriculture and Human Values 24 (2007) 1, pp. 107-122
the Brazilian Amazon. The settlement history of the region contributes directly to the way in which soy agriculture is … Amazon forests, and the small farmers, or colonos, who are now being bought out by soy agribusiness are also rooted in this … definition of environmental degradation is a key factor in determining who “wins” and “loses” in the realm of Amazon development …
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Agricultural productivity and forest conservation : evidence from the Brazilian Amazon
Koch, Nikolas; Ermgassen, Erasmus K. H. J. zu; Wehkamp, … - In: American journal of agricultural economics 101 (2019) 3, pp. 919-940
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COVID-19 and agricultural fire pollution in the Amazon : puzzles and solutions
Morello, Thiago Fonseca - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 138 (2021), pp. 1-4
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Conserving the Cerrado and Amazon biomes of Brazil protects the soy economy from damaging warming
Flach, Rafaela; Abrahão, Gabriel; Bryant, Benjamin; … - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 146 (2021), pp. 1-16
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An agri-environmental scheme for reducing inputs subjected to accidental spillage : an application to agricultural burnings by smallholders
Morello, Thiago Fonseca - In: Environmental and resource economics 84 (2023) 2, pp. 383-408
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Outsourcing the dry season : cattle ranchers' responses to weather shocks in the Brazilian Amazon
Skidmore, Marin Elisabeth - In: American journal of agricultural economics 105 (2023) 2, pp. 409-433
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Making sustainable palm oil? : developmentalist and environmental assemblages in the Brazilian Amazon
Córdoba, Diana; Moreno, Renata; Soares, Daniel Araujo … - In: The journal of environment & development : a review of … 31 (2022) 3, pp. 253-274
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Water management in Iran: what is causing the looming crisis?
Madani, Kaveh - In: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 4 (2014) 4, pp. 315-328
Despite having a more advanced water management system than most Middle Eastern countries, similar to the other countries in the region, Iran is experiencing a serious water crisis. The government blames the current crisis on the changing climate, frequent droughts, and international sanctions,...
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Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation?
Dessalegn, Mengistu.; Merrey, D. J. - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2014
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Agricultural Water Storage in an Era of Climate Change: Assessing Need and Effectiveness in Africa.
McCartney, M.; Rebelo, L-M.; Xenarios, S.; Smakhtin, V. - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2013
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