Sugarcane: Brazilian public policies threaten the Amazon and Pantanal biomes
The Brazilian government once again threatens its natural heritage by issuing a decree that liberates the sugarcane plantations in the Pantanal and the Amazon regions. The production of a non-sanctioned crop is likely to become the newest driver of deforestation in these biomes. Direct conversion of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2530064420300262 |