After 40 years of government induced settlement of the Brazilian Amazon, the core of this region has experienced surprisingly little deforestation. The agriculture and ranching that cause deforestation depend upon reliable roads, which are concentrated along the eastern and southern flanks of Amazonia. This ‘passive protection’ of central Amazonia may soon be lost, however, unless the proposed paving of roads through the core of the region is reassessed.
Sociobiodiversidade e Agroecologia da Amazônia – Resultados do Projeto Mercados Verdes e Consumo Sustentável
Esta publicação apresenta um resumo das principais atividades e resultados atingidos pelo projeto de cooperação técnica Mercados Verdes e Consumo Sustentável, entre a Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit – GIZ GmbH e o Ministério de Agricultura,...