2018
DOI: 10.4025/actascihumansoc.v40i2.36473
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<b>Environmental services as an endogenous development strategy: an alternative to deforestation in the state of Acre, Brazil

Abstract: This paper studies the economic actors in the Amazonian deforestation in the State of Acre, Brazil. After a discussion on deforestation causes and its impacts, we propose a development strategy built on forest conservation, as the conservation of the Amazon biome. We conclude that environmental services can be an income-generating alternative for local populations, thereby contributing to the economic development of the State, in accordance with the principles of social equity and environmental protection, esp… Show more

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“…At that time, the economy of rubber and chestnut (important economic sectors in the EAC) had a setback, in response to which the state government chose to direct the economy of the cattle raising sector in the Amazon through incentives. This policy attracted settlers from the center-south of Brazil, which, in addition to generating new social problems, increased the area of deforestation [77].…”
Section: Local Analysis Acre and Rio De Janeiromentioning
confidence: 99%
“…At that time, the economy of rubber and chestnut (important economic sectors in the EAC) had a setback, in response to which the state government chose to direct the economy of the cattle raising sector in the Amazon through incentives. This policy attracted settlers from the center-south of Brazil, which, in addition to generating new social problems, increased the area of deforestation [77].…”
Section: Local Analysis Acre and Rio De Janeiromentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The absence of significantly negative effects of the presence of trees in almost all cases is noteworthy, since cutting trees is a culturally widespread practice among cattle ranchers across the Amazon, which has increased the negative impacts of livestock, especially on soil fertility (Machado et al 2017;Steingraber et al 2018). The history of recent colonization of agricultural frontiers at the fringes of the Amazon biome is marked by high deforestation encouraged by governments and colonization companies, followed by livestock occupation (Godar et al 2012).…”
Section: Selectedmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…No Brasil, os pastos ocupam cerca de 20% do território nacional devido, principalmente, às condições climáticas que favorecem a produção a baixo custo de gramíneas tropicais (Júnior, 2015). Os baixos indicadores de produtividade aliado ao manejo inadequado de animais, plantas e solos tem pressionado a abertura de novas áreas em regiões de fronteira agrícola, potencializando os impactos negativos da pecuária, como a perda da biodiversi-dade, o desmatamento e a diminuição da fertilidade do solo (Numata et al, 2007;Stocco, 2018;Steingraber et al, 2018).…”
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