Spatial Variation in Environmental Impacts of Sugarcane Expansion in Brazil

Spatial Variation in Environmental Impacts of Sugarcane Expansion in Brazil

In the past decades, sugarcane production in Brazil has expanded rapidly to meet increasing ethanol demand. The large majority of this expansion occurred in Sao Paulo state. We used an integrated approach considering location-specific biophysical characteristics to determine the environmental impact...

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Main Authors: Ivan Vera, Birka Wicke, Floor van der Hilst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
sugarcane
land-use change
environmental impacts
trade-offs
spatially explicit
biofuels
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/10/397

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