Commodity production as restoration driver in the Brazilian Amazon? Pasture re-agro-forestation with cocoa (Theobroma cacao) in southern Pará

Sustainability Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 277-293

  Schroth, Götz ^a   Garcia, Edenise ^b   Griscom, Bronson Winthrop ^b   Teixeira, Wenceslau Geraldes ^c   Barros, Lucyana Pereira ^b  

^a The Nature Conservancy ^*  (Brazil)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Climate smart commodities; Deforestation; Environmental services; Reforestation; Soil fertility; Theobroma cacao; Zero deforestation policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958182680     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-015-0330-8     Document Type: Article

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