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