Changes in the ecopolitics of the Brazilian government in the 1980s and 1990s were a result of a « greening » of the ecopolitics of the world-system, which also added to the political leverage of Brazilian grassroots movements. They movements were able to forge alliances with international...

The Amazon region is the focus of intense conflict between conservationists concerned with deforestation and advocates of agro-industrial development. This book focuses on the contributions of environmental organizations to the preservation of Brazilian Amazonia. It reveals how environmentalist...