Development, agriculture and environment in Brazil: tools and possibilities of reconciliation

Authors

  • Osmar Tomaz de Souza
  • Maria Fernanda Santin
  • Augusto Mussi Alvim

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v15i0.11898

Keywords:

Economic development, environmental management instruments, clean development mechanisms, Desenvolvimento econômico, instrumentos de gestão ambiental, mecanismos de desenvolvimento limpo

Abstract

The objective of this study is to discuss the possible solutions for the problem of environment conservation
in Brazilian Agricultural activities from the inclusion of economic instruments to the Brazilian
Environmental Policy. For this purpose, we initially approached the main instruments of environment
management, emphasising the main guidelines and the Brazilian environmental policy structure. Next,
in a summarised way, are presented, the main aspects of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and two promising agricultural enterprises projects in Brazil that shows the possibility of reconciliation
between economic development and the environmental protection in Brazil.

Published

2007-06-28

How to Cite

Souza, O. T. de, Santin, M. F., & Alvim, A. M. (2007). Development, agriculture and environment in Brazil: tools and possibilities of reconciliation. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 15. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v15i0.11898

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