Brazil's evolving proposal to control deforestation: Amazon still at risk

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-179

  Fearnside, Philip M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

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EID: 77951102265     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892909990294     Document Type: Note

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