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Guardians of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest : environmental organizations and development /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barbosa, Luiz C. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.
Subjects:
Environmental protection > Amazon River Region.
Environmental protection > Brazil > Societies, etc.
Deforestation > Political aspects > Amazon River Region.
Rain forest conservation > Political aspects > Amazon River Region.
Environmental policy > Amazon River Region.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Brazilian developmentalism and environmentalist challenges
  • The mahogany moratorium
  • The case of the soy moratorium
  • Boycotts of illegally-produced beef and leather
  • The case of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam
  • Conservative reactions
  • Collaboration
  • Conclusions.