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Prospects For Land-Use Sustainability On The Agricultural Frontier Of The Brazilian Amazon, Gillian L. Galford, Britaldo Soares-Filho, Carlos E.P. Cerri

Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Faculty Publications

The Brazilian Amazon frontier shows how remarkable leadership can work towards increased agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability without new greenhouse gas emissions. This is due to initiatives among various stakeholders, including national and state government and agents, farmers, consumers, funding agencies and non-governmental organizations. Change has come both from bottom-up and top-down actions of these stakeholders, providing leadership, financing and monitoring to foster environmental sustainability and agricultural growth. Goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from land-cover and land-use change in Brazil are being achieved through a multi-tiered approach that includes policies to reduce deforestation and initiatives for forest restoration, as …