Pervasive legal threats to protected areas in Brazil

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Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 25-29

  De Marques, Ana Alice Biedzicki ^a,b   Peres, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Assessoria Legislativa Câmara Legislativa Do Distrito Federal   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; degazettement; downgrading; downsizing; law; political pressure; protected areas; public policy

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LAND USE CHANGE; LEGAL SYSTEM; PROTECTED AREA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84920018640     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605314000726     Document Type: Article

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