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Author: Margulis, Sergio
Source: Causes of Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon, December 2003 , pp. 1-77(77)
Publisher: World Bank
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Abstract:
The worldwide concern with deforestation of Brazilian Amazonia is partly motivated by the perception that it is a destructive process in which the social and economics gains are smaller than the environmental losses. The perception also underlies the diagnostic, formulation and evaluation of public policies proposed by government and non-governmental organizations working in the region, including the World Bank. Causes of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon studies the role of cattle ranching – its dynamic and profitability – in the expansion of deforestation. It provides a social evaluation of deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia by, on one hand, identifying the main agents involved in the process, the economic motives behind their activities and their possible economic returns and, on the other hand, by undertaking a monetary evaluation of the economic (social) costs of deforestation while making some comparisons with sustainable forest management. The title presents and compares a number of different scenarios and proposed recommendations for the region.Keywords: Latin America and the Caribbean; Amazon; Deforestation; Cattle ranching; forestry; Economic causes; Logging; Agricultural frontier; Cattle ranching economics; biodiversity; Social costs
Document Type: Research article
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