AVANÇA BRASIL: Os Custos Ambientais para a Amazônia

1 de junho de 2000

jun 1, 2000

Daniel Nepstad, João Paulo Capobianco, Ana Cristina Barros, Georgia Carvalho, Paulo Moutinho, Urbano Lopes, Paul Lefebvre

Relatório do Projeto “Cenários Futuros para a Amazônia”, que analisa o impacto dos planos do projeto “Avança Brasil” na região amazônica. Entre suas metas para os próximos anos está a quase duplicação da extensão das estradas pavimentadas e a construção de portos, hidrovias, ferrovias e usinas hidroelétricas.

 

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