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Socioeconomic changes and environmental policies as dimensions of regional land transitions in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

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  • Silva, Ramon Felipe Bicudo da
  • Batistella, Mateus
  • Moran, Emilio Federico

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The industrialization of the Paraíba Valley, Brazil has been driven since the 1950s by an intense urbanization process, while municipalities located far from the valley's economic center stagnated. Despite the economic differences and unequal population distribution in the region, the municipalities share similar topographic characteristics with a predominance of hilly terrains. The depletion of the soils' productive capacity after numerous land use cycles without adequate management practices was a common cause of land use abandonment. This research analyzes land use/cover data, environmental policies, census-based data, and interviews with stakeholders, to understand the factors that account for a forest transition in the Paraíba Valley where gains in forest cover more than offset any remaining deforestation. Local conditions, such as topography, land use history, environmental policies, engagement of society in complying with legal regulations, commodity markets, and the action of enforcement agencies, represent dimensions which, combined, have boosted forest transitions.

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  • Silva, Ramon Felipe Bicudo da & Batistella, Mateus & Moran, Emilio Federico, 2017. "Socioeconomic changes and environmental policies as dimensions of regional land transitions in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil," Environmental Science & Policy, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 14-22.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enscpo:v:74:y:2017:i:c:p:14-22
    DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2017.04.019
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