Vinte e uma organizações da sociedade civil, entre elas o IPAM (Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia) divulgam nesta semana uma carta de repúdio contra proposta do governo federal que visa a reduzir unidades de conservação no Amazonas.
The role of informal contracts in the growth of small cattle herds on the floodplains of the Lower Amazon
In the absence of access to formal credit, informal contracts with independent investors give the small ranchers of the Lower Amazon an acceptable means through which to surmount the high investment hurdle of starting a cattle herd. These contracts – called...