Agribusiness Opportunity Costs and Environmental Legal Protection: Investigating Trade-Off on Hotspot Preservation in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Prior to deforestation, São Paulo State had 79,000 km² covered by Cerrado (Brazilian savanna) physiognomies, but today less than 8.5% of this biodiversity hotspot remains, mostly in private lands. The global demand for agricultural goods has imposed strong pressure on natural areas, and the economic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental management (New York) 2009-08, Vol.44 (2), p.346-355
Hauptverfasser:	Igari, Alexandre Toshiro, Tambosi, Leandro Reverberi, Pivello, Vânia Regina
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agribusiness Agricultural land Agricultural policy Agricultural production Aquatic Pollution Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Biodiesel fuels Biodiversity Biodiversity hot spots Biofuels Brazil Compliance Conservation of Natural Resources - economics Conservation of Natural Resources - legislation & jurisprudence Cost analysis Deforestation Earth and Environmental Science Ecology Economic development Economic growth Ecosystems Environment Environmental Management Environmental protection Foreign exchange rates Forestry Management Forests GDP Gross Domestic Product Interest rates Land use Nature Conservation Opportunity costs Predation Private lands Private Sector Protected areas Rainforests Spatial data Studies Sugarcane Vegetation Waste Water Technology Water Management Water Pollution Control
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