FROM EXTRACTIVISM AND ILLEGALITIES TO A CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY IN THE AMAZON REGION

The Amazon is a vast region, but with many shortcomings. It presents one of the worst human development indicators in Brazil. This article shows that while the Amazon does not have an adequate policy to make the region economically viable, conservationist measures will be ineffective to protect the...

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Main Authors: Danielle Mendes Thame Denny, Michelle Márcia Viana Martins, Heloisa Lee Burnquist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada 2022-03-01
Series:Revista Tempo do Mundo
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Online Access:https://www.ipea.gov.br/revistas/index.php/rtm/article/view/333/309
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description The Amazon is a vast region, but with many shortcomings. It presents one of the worst human development indicators in Brazil. This article shows that while the Amazon does not have an adequate policy to make the region economically viable, conservationist measures will be ineffective to protect the forest. A few responsible investments have not been sufficient to promote the region's economic development and there is an urgent need to preserve nature and increase the Amazon population's quality of life, eliminating deforestation and illegal extractive activities. It has been difficult to identify investments that bring real value in terms of sustainability to other options than extractive products. The analysis results showed how a combined effort between public and private initiatives is essential to increase the environmental social governance of companies that are doing business in global value chains, improve the institutional environment, catalyze sustainable measures to create a thriving sustainable circular bioeconomy in the Amazon region. To this end, this document addresses aspects related to responsible investments, circular bioeconomy, international markets, deforestation reduction, commodity production, land use regularization, and bioinputs extraction and cultivation.
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spelling doaj.art-c8be4d1f13f942a8985af3b2ed1b7d742022-12-22T02:07:42ZengInstituto de Pesquisa Econômica AplicadaRevista Tempo do Mundo2176-70252675-150X2022-03-0127127164https://doi.org/10.38116/rtm27art5FROM EXTRACTIVISM AND ILLEGALITIES TO A CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY IN THE AMAZON REGIONDanielle Mendes Thame Denny0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8964-5205Michelle Márcia Viana Martins1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0790-5625Heloisa Lee Burnquist2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9856-0118USPFederal University of ViçosaUSPThe Amazon is a vast region, but with many shortcomings. It presents one of the worst human development indicators in Brazil. This article shows that while the Amazon does not have an adequate policy to make the region economically viable, conservationist measures will be ineffective to protect the forest. A few responsible investments have not been sufficient to promote the region's economic development and there is an urgent need to preserve nature and increase the Amazon population's quality of life, eliminating deforestation and illegal extractive activities. It has been difficult to identify investments that bring real value in terms of sustainability to other options than extractive products. The analysis results showed how a combined effort between public and private initiatives is essential to increase the environmental social governance of companies that are doing business in global value chains, improve the institutional environment, catalyze sustainable measures to create a thriving sustainable circular bioeconomy in the Amazon region. To this end, this document addresses aspects related to responsible investments, circular bioeconomy, international markets, deforestation reduction, commodity production, land use regularization, and bioinputs extraction and cultivation.https://www.ipea.gov.br/revistas/index.php/rtm/article/view/333/309amazoncircular bioeconomysustainable developmentdeforestation
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FROM EXTRACTIVISM AND ILLEGALITIES TO A CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY IN THE AMAZON REGION
Revista Tempo do Mundo
amazon
circular bioeconomy
sustainable development
deforestation
title FROM EXTRACTIVISM AND ILLEGALITIES TO A CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY IN THE AMAZON REGION
title_full FROM EXTRACTIVISM AND ILLEGALITIES TO A CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY IN THE AMAZON REGION
title_fullStr FROM EXTRACTIVISM AND ILLEGALITIES TO A CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY IN THE AMAZON REGION
title_full_unstemmed FROM EXTRACTIVISM AND ILLEGALITIES TO A CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY IN THE AMAZON REGION
title_short FROM EXTRACTIVISM AND ILLEGALITIES TO A CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY IN THE AMAZON REGION
title_sort from extractivism and illegalities to a circular bioeconomy in the amazon region
topic amazon
circular bioeconomy
sustainable development
deforestation
url https://www.ipea.gov.br/revistas/index.php/rtm/article/view/333/309
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