Dynamics of land use in a rural settlement in the Brazilian Legal Amazon
Deforestation in the Amazon has reached alarming numbers in recent decades. The main factors causing this issue are not only large and medium-sized farmers, land grabbing, and illegal mining but also agrarian reform settlements, which may be contributing to the increase in deforestation rates. In th...
Main Authors: | Miqueias Lima Duarte, Jocy Ana Paixão de Sousa, Amazonino Lemos de Castro, Roberto Wagner Lourenço |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental
2021-08-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais |
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Online Access: | http://rbciamb.com.br/index.php/Publicacoes_RBCIAMB/article/view/1005 |
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