Spatial variation of deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon: A complex theater for agrarian technology, agrarian structure and governance by surveillance

Souza, Rodrigo Antônio de; Miziara, Fausto; Marco, Paulo De

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.07.001

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“…These municipalities are for the most part dominated by larger properties (35) (Fig. 1), have received the majority of embargos to date (SI Appendix, Fig.…”

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Actor-specific contributions to the deforestation slowdown in the Brazilian Amazon

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Significance The Brazilian Amazon is at a critical juncture after the recent stabilization of deforestation rates. Identifying opportunities for continued deforestation reductions requires an understanding of the contribution of different actors to overall deforestation. We provide the first such assessment, to our knowledge, that reports on two headline findings. First, between 2004 and 2011, areas dominated by properties larger than 500 ha accounted for 48% of the deforestation compared with only 12% for smallholders (<100 ha). Second, the deforestation share attributed to the largest properties (≥2,500 ha) declined by 63% from a peak in 2005, whereas that of smallholders increased by 69%. Further reductions in deforestation are likely to require a shift toward more incentive-based policies that are tailored toward different actors.

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“…These municipalities are for the most part dominated by larger properties (35) (Fig. 1), have received the majority of embargos to date (SI Appendix, Fig.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Actor-specific contributions to the deforestation slowdown in the Brazilian Amazon

Godar

Gardner

Tizado

et al. 2014

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…10,2,11 Improving land-use predictions and explanatory models still poses important challenges, for comprehensiveness and for the need to account for the complex interrelations of stakeholder choices, the physical environment, and the complementary effects of public and private governance. 13,14 The consequences of the FA revision for nature conservation and agricultural production will depend on how other public and private governance systems address aspects that are given less weight in 18 and the Amazonian land titling initiative "Terra Legal" coordinated by the Ministry of Agrarian Development. 19 We used a spatially explicit land-use model to analyze the influence of public and private environmental protection on nature conservation and agricultural production in Brazil for three scenarios that differ with regard as to how they prioritize agricultural production and environmental protection objectives (further described in Section 2.2.2).…”

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Effects of Governance on Availability of Land for Agriculture and Conservation in Brazil

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Barretto

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Environ. Sci. Technol.

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The 2012 revision of the Brazilian Forest Act changed the relative importance of private and public governance for nature conservation and agricultural production. We present a spatially explicit land-use model for Brazilian agricultural production and nature conservation that considers the spatial distribution of agricultural land suitability, technological and management options, legal command, and control frameworks including the Atlantic Forest Law, the revised Forest Act, and the Amazonian land-titling, "Terra Legal," and also market-driven land use regulations. The model is used to analyze land use allocation under three scenarios with varying priorities among agricultural production and environmental protection objectives. In all scenarios, the legal command and control frameworks were the most important determinants of conservation outcomes, protecting at least 80% of the existing natural vegetation. Situations where such frameworks are not expected to be effective can be identified and targeted for additional conservation (beyond legal requirements) through voluntary actions or self-regulation in response to markets. All scenarios allow for a substantial increase in crop production, using an area 1.5-2.7 times the current cropland area, with much of new cropland occurring on current pastureland. Current public arrangements that promote conservation can, in conjunction with voluntary schemes on private lands where conversion to agriculture is favored, provide important additional nature conservation without conflicting with national agricultural production objectives.

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“…Amazonian forests have been converted to agriculture at a high rate, especially during the mid 1990s (Fearnside 1996, Laurance et al 2004). Moreover, the deforestation process in the Amazon is not homogeneous because both economic and environmental factors drive it (Laurance et al 2002, Morton et al 2006, De Souza et al 2013). Thus, a large deforested area, known as the 'arc of the deforestation' and a clear frontier of recent deforestation exist in the Amazon (Fearnside andDe Alencastro Graça 2006, Rodrigues et al 2009).…”

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Spatial variation of deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon: A complex theater for agrarian technology, agrarian structure and governance by surveillance

Cited by 48 publications

References 31 publications

Actor-specific contributions to the deforestation slowdown in the Brazilian Amazon

Actor-specific contributions to the deforestation slowdown in the Brazilian Amazon

Effects of Governance on Availability of Land for Agriculture and Conservation in Brazil

Modeling the distribution of a rare Amazonian odonate in relation to future deforestation

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