The evolution of Brazilian forest concessions

Abstract In 2006 Brazil passed legislation allowing concessions for industrial timber harvest in public forests. This decision was part of a broader effort to control deforestation, which had spiked to its second highest level, of about 25,000 km2, in 2004. Specifically, concessions were implemented...

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Main Authors: Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, José Natalino Macedo Silva, Frank Merry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioOne 2015-05-01
Series:Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
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Online Access:http://elementascience.org/article/info:doi/10.12952/journal.elementa.000048