Public policies can reduce tropical deforestation: Lessons and challenges from Brazil

Land Use Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 465-473

  Arima, Eugenio Y ^a   Barreto, Paulo ^b   Araújo, Elis ^b   Soares Filho, Britaldo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Institute do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazonia MAZON   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Avoided deforestation; Land change; Public policy; REDD

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FORESTRY POLICY; LAND USE CHANGE; PROTECTED AREA; TROPICAL FOREST; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL;

EID: 84904514145     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.06.026     Document Type: Article

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