Agribusiness opportunity costs and environmental legal protection: Investigating trade-off on hotspot preservation in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Environmental Management

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 346-355

  Igari, Alexandre Toshiro ^a   Tambosi, Leandro Reverberi ^a   Pivello, Vânia Regina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agricultural opportunity costs; Cerrado hotspot conservation; Cross compliance; Private protected areas policy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL OPPORTUNITY COSTS; AGRICULTURAL POLICIES; ARABLE LAND; CERRADO; CERRADO HOTSPOT CONSERVATION; CROSS COMPLIANCE; ECONOMIC DECISIONS; FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES; GLOBAL DEMAND; HOT SPOT; INTEREST RATES; LEGAL PROTECTION; NATURAL AREAS; NON-COMPLIANCE; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; PRIVATE LAND; PRIVATE PROTECTED AREAS POLICY; PROTECTED AREAS; SPATIAL DATA;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; BIODIVERSITY; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; LAND USE;

COSTS;

BUSINESS; CERRADO; COST; DEFORESTATION; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROTECTED AREA;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COST; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAW; POLICY; PROFIT;

BRAZIL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; PRIVATE SECTOR;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 68149160356     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-009-9322-8     Document Type: Article

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