The Contribution of Multiple Use Forest Management to Small Farmers’ Annual Incomes in the Eastern Amazon
Small-scale farmers in the Brazilian Amazon collectively hold tenure over more than 12 million ha of permanent forest reserves, as required by the Forest Code. The trade-off between forest conservation and other land uses entails opportunity costs for them and for the country, which have not been s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-06-01
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Series: | Forests |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/5/7/1508 |