Costs, Benefits and Challenges of Sustainable Livestock Intensification in a Major Deforestation Frontier in the Brazilian Amazon

Costs, Benefits and Challenges of Sustainable Livestock Intensification in a Major Deforestation Frontier in the Brazilian Amazon

Extensive livestock production is a major deforestation driver in the Brazilian Amazon. This study presents an assessment of the economic and environmental feasibility of sustainable livestock intensification in São Félix do Xingu municipality, a deforestation frontier with an area of more than 8.5...

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Main Authors: Edenise Garcia, Fábio Sampaio Vianna Ramos Filho, Giovanni Matheus Mallmann, Francisco Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
livestock
sustainable intensification
Amazon
deforestation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/1/158

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