Geographic patterns of land use and intensity in the Brazilian Amazon

Geographic patterns of land use and intensity in the Brazilian Amazon / Kenneth M. Chomitz and Timothy S. Thomas

Nearly 90 percent of agricultural land in the Brazilian Amazon is used for pasture, or has been cleared and left unused. Pasture on average is used with very low productivity. Analysis based on census tract data shows that agricultural conversion of forested areas in the wetter western Amazon would...

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Main Authors:Chomitz, Kenneth M.
Corporate Authors:World Bank
Other Authors:Thomas, Timothy S.
Format: Online-Resource
Language:English
Published:Washington, D.C : World Bank, Development Research Group, Infrastructure and Environment, 2001
Series:Policy research working paper
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Brasilien
Agricultural productivity > Brazil
Deforestation > Brazil
Land use > Brazil
Landscape assessment > Brazil
Sustainable agriculture > Brazil
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