Understanding what drives, catalyzes or constraints land use change in the Brazilian agricultural frontier is a condition for effective policy design at the local level, which in turn might have implications for food production, environmental conservation and greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. We analyzed the process of agricultural expansion observed in the state of Mato Grosso, the country's largest agricultural producer, by mapping and quantifying the incorporation of new farming areas and the conversion of existing ones into mechanized soybean fields at the farm-level.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2019Brazil
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2014Brazil
Agricultural census data and fieldwork observations are used to analyze changes in land cover/use intensity across Rondônia and Mato Grosso states along the agricultural frontier in the Brazilian Amazon. Results show that the development of land use is strongly related to land distribution structure. While large farms have increased their share of annual and perennial crops, small and medium size farms have strongly contributed to the development of beef and milk market chains in both Rondônia and Mato Grosso.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2014Brazil
Land use and land cover dynamics are a result of the interactions between human activities and the environment. The objective of this thesis is to analyze Amazonian land use and land cover pattern dynamics in order to identify the underlying system dynamics. By combining empirical statistical models and Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping, feedbacks in the human-environment system can be explored to identify more sustainable development pathways.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsApril, 2019Brazil
Land administration is one of the pillars of economic development and poverty reduction. Land registration and cadastres make up an important part of land administration. In Brazil, recent initiatives attempt to build an efficient land administration to overcome its deficiencies built from a history of disorderly occupation and with many specificities of a colonial past. The objective of this paper is to present the land registration process in urban areas in Brazil using modeling of land administration.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJune, 2018Brazil
This article explores the need to recognise and compensate the plurality of
environmental justice claims, while paying close attention to the outcomes
of the most marginalised groups – cultural -
Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2004Brazil
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2010Netherlands, Brazil
The state of Mato Grosso in Brasil faces environmental challenges since agricultural developments threaten biodiversity and other environmental values. The mission of the state university of Mato Grosso (UNEMAT) is to contribute to the knowledge needed for the sustainable development of the state. However, there is a need for academic capacity building. Collaboration with Wageningen University intends to improve the quality of the education and science especially concerning landscape ecological research.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2009Brazil
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2009Mali, Brazil
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Brazil
Keywords: deforestation; remote sensing; mental models; stakeholders’ perceptions; agrarian reform
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