Guardians of the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest: Environmental Organizations and Development

ISBN-13: 9780815378938 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 248 str.

Barbosa, Luiz C. (San Francisco State University, USA)

Opis

The Amazon region is the focus of intense conflict between conservationists concerned with deforestation and advocates of agro-industrial development. This book focuses on the contributions of environmental organizations to the preservation of Brazilian Amazonia.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Brazilian Developmentalism and Environmentalist Challenges  3. The Mahogany Moratorium  4. The Case of the Soy Moratorium  5. Boycotts of Illegally-produced Beef and Leather  6. The Case of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Dam  7. Conservative Reactions  8. Collaboration  9. Conclusions

O autorze

Luiz Barbosa is a Professor in the Department of Sociology, San Francisco State University, USA.