The coupling of South American soybean and cattle production frontiers: new challenges for conservation policy and land change science
Different drivers and places of land use change in South America have often been studied in isolation. Evidence suggests, however, that in many instances, both places and drivers are becoming increasingly interconnected. The growing diversification and internationalization of agricultural commodity...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2014 |
| País: | Argentina |
| Institución: | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
| Repositorio: | CONICET Digital (CONICET) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/7260 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/7260 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | AGRIBUSINESS ARGENTINA BOLIVIA BRAZIL CATTLE DISPLACEMENT LAND USE CHANGE PARAGUAY SOYBEANS TELECOUPLING https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4 |
| Sumario: | Different drivers and places of land use change in South America have often been studied in isolation. Evidence suggests, however, that in many instances, both places and drivers are becoming increasingly interconnected. The growing diversification and internationalization of agricultural commodity chains is creating new linkages across production frontiers and sectors that have important implications for conservation. In this article, we explore the implications of the sectoral and geographical coupling of soybean and cattle production frontiers for forest conservation in South America, with particular attention to the potential for policy-induced deforestation leakage. We conclude that the existence of coupled frontiers creates a need for more actor-centered approaches to conservation policy and research. |
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