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A Sustentabilidade Ambiental da Agropecuária Brasileira: Impactos, Políticas Públicas e Desafios

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  • Regina Helena Rosa Sambuichi
  • Michel ângelo Constantino de Oliveira
  • Ana Paula Moreira da Silva
  • Gustavo Luedemann

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Este estudo tem como objetivo discutir o tema da sustentabilidade ambiental do setor agropecuário brasileiro, tratando de questões relacionadas aos impactos do crescimento do setor sobre o meio ambiente, políticas atuais e estratégias necessárias para mitigar esses impactos. Historicamente, as políticas agrícolas aplicadas no Brasil não consideraram os potenciais impactos negativos do modelo de desenvolvimento adotado, levando a um desequilíbrio no tripé da sustentabilidade ao privilegiarem o aspecto econômico em detrimento do social e ambiental. Só muito recentemente, os policy makers começaram a atentar para as questões relativas à sustentabilidade do setor e a instituir políticas com esse objetivo. O desafio de desenvolver a produção agropecuária com sustentabilidade, porém, exigirá a adoção de múltiplas estratégias que passam pela geração e difusão de tecnologias ambientalmente adequadas, estruturação de sistemas de informações agroambientais integrados e aplicação de instrumentos econômicos que possam minimizar as externalidades negativas do setor. Palavras-chave: desenvolvimento sustentável; sustentabilidade ambiental; política agrícola; políticas agroambientais. This study aimed to discuss environmental sustainability issues of the Brazilian agricultural sector, regarding aspects such as the impacts of the sector`s growth on the natural environment, current policies and strategies needed to mitigate these impacts. Historically, agricultural policies implemented in Brazil did not consider the potential negative impacts of the development model adopted, leading to an imbalance in the tripod of sustainability by favoring the economic aspect at the expense of social and environmental. Only very recently, policy makers began to pay attention to agricultural sector sustainability issues and establish policies with this purpose. The challenge of developing a sustainable agricultural production, however, will require the adoption of multiple strategies such as the generation and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies, structuring of integrated agrienvironmental information systems and application of economic instruments that can minimize the negative externalities of the sector. Keywords: sustainable development; environmental sustainability; agricultural policy; agro-environmental policies.

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  • Regina Helena Rosa Sambuichi & Michel ângelo Constantino de Oliveira & Ana Paula Moreira da Silva & Gustavo Luedemann, 2012. "A Sustentabilidade Ambiental da Agropecuária Brasileira: Impactos, Políticas Públicas e Desafios," Discussion Papers 1782, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA.
  • Handle: RePEc:ipe:ipetds:1782
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