Farm-scale distribution of deforestation and remaining forest cover in Mato Grosso

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 418-425

  Richards, Peter D ^a   VanWey, Leah ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FARM; FOREST COVER; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INCENTIVE; LAND REFORM; LAND TYPE; LAND USE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; POLICY MAKING; SMALLHOLDER;

BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO;

EID: 84962217199     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2854     Document Type: Article

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