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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Main Authors: Plinio Sist, Philippe Sablayrolles, Sophie Barthelon, Liz Sousa-Ota, Jean-François Kibler, Ademir Ruschel, Marcelo Santos-Melo, Driss Ezzine-de-Blas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-06-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/5/7/1508