Lessons from the Rain Forest : Experiences of the Pilot Program to Conserve the Amazon and Atlantic Forests of Brazil

Lessons from the Rain Forest : Experiences of the Pilot Program to Conserve the Amazon and Atlantic Forests of Brazil

The largest hydrographic basin in the world, the Amazon is the source of 20 percent of all the fresh water on the planet. The Basin covers some 600 million hectares in nine countries, over half of which are located within Brazil's national bou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AGROFORESTRY
AMAZON
AMAZON BASIN
AMAZON REGION
BIODIVERSITY
BUFFER ZONES
COASTAL REGION
COMMERCIAL FISHING
CONCESSION
CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION OF NATURAL
DEFORESTATION
DEFORESTATION RATES
EARTH SUMMIT
ECOLOGY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EXPLOITATION
FISH
FISHERIES
FISHING
FOREST
FOREST COVER
FOREST DWELLERS
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FOREST PRODUCT
FOREST REGIONS
FORESTS
INCOME
LAND TENURE
LAND TENURE PROBLEMS
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOGGING
MONITORING
NATURAL RESOURCES
PLANTATIONS
RAIN FOREST
RAIN FORESTS
RAINFOREST
RESERVES
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
RESOURCE USE
SPECIES OF BIRDS
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE USE
TROPICAL FORESTS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS RAIN FOREST CONSERVATION
FRESH WATER
BIODIVERSITY CONDITIONS
PLANTS
REPTILES
BIRDS
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
SOCIAL GROUPS
ECONOMIC GROUPINGS
MIGRANTS
MINERS
CATTLE RANCHES
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECTS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2511741/lessons-rain-forest-experiences-pilot-program-conserve-amazon-atlantic-forests-brazil
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10395

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2511741/lessons-rain-forest-experiences-pilot-program-conserve-amazon-atlantic-forests-brazil
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10395

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