Economic activities and deforestation in Brazil's Carajas region. Examining production deforestation linkages

This paper assesses the impacts of productive activities on macroeconomic conditions and deforestation using a two-region CGE model. The object ofstudy is the interaction between productive sectors (especially agriculture, livestock, timber and pig iron) and deforestation in the Eastern Amazon regi...

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Main Authors: Maria Jose Willumsen, Robert D. Cruz, Annick Trottier
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1997-02-01
Series:Economia Aplicada
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/217550