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Land tenure drives Brazil's deforestation rates across socio-environmental contexts
A. Pacheco and C. Meyer
This study by Andrea Pacheco and Carsten Meyer explores how land tenure regimes affect deforestation rates in Brazil over 33 years. It reveals that poorly defined tenure rights on public lands drive deforestation, while privatization can help, but not as effectively as well-defined regimes. Understanding these dynamics can shape policies on land use in tropical regions.
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