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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Auteurs principaux:Chomitz, Kenneth M.
Collectivités auteurs:World Bank
Autres auteurs:Thomas, Timothy S.
Format: Online-Resource
Langue:English
Publié:Washington, D.C : World Bank, Development Research Group, Infrastructure and Environment, 2001
Collection:Policy research working paper
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