In the lalate 1980s, the acai (Euterpe oleracea) fruit and palmito extraction system of eastern
Amazonia was heralded as a promising alternative to deforestation that could …

Big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King, Meliaceae) is the most valuable widely
traded timber species from the Neotropics. Mahogany has been severely overexploited …

Botanic gardens: Future challenges and responsibilities Page 1 Biodiversity and Conservation
3, 97-103 (1994) Botanic gardens: future challenges and responsibilities MICHAEL MAUNDER …

Selective timber harvesting in tropical rain forests is becoming increasingly common and
plays an important role in integrating economic development needs and conservation goals …

Brazil's Rural Land Tax (Imposto Territorial Rural) was designed to stimulate production in
the rural sector. Property owners who have all their eligible land in use and who register …

Because of its large area of high C density forests and high deforestation rate, Brazil may
play an important role in the global C cycle. The study reported here developed an estimate …

Many studies have used remote sensing to detect forest conversion activities in the Amazon
for the purposes of directing policy or generating data for environmental modeling. However …

Brazíís Rural Land Tar (Imposto Territorial Rural) was designed to increase production in the
rural sector. Property owners tb. at have all their land in production and that achíeve high …

The total area and annual rate of native vegetation clearing is greatest in the Cerrado
region, followed by the Brazilian states of Pará, Mato Grosso, Maranhão, and Rondônia …

Sou grato a National Geographic Society pelo suporte financeiro concedido para esta
pesquisa e ao Institute do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazonia por viabiliza-la. Do …