1. Amazon fires threaten Brazil’s agribusiness.
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Arruda, Daniel, Candido, Hugo G., and Fonseca, Rúbia
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AGRICULTURAL economics , *FOREST fires , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *DEFORESTATION , *GOVERNMENT agencies , *ENVIRONMENTAL law - Abstract
The article offers information related to the impact of amazon fires on Brazil’s agribusiness. Topics discussed include series of disastrous changes to its environmental policies including cuts to government agencies that enforce environmental protection laws; impact of fires set by farmers leads to an increase in deforestation and affects protected areas and indigenous lands; and create new pastures and plantations is both environmentally and economically unsustainable.
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- 2019
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