Reversing deforestation? Bioenergy and society in two Brazilian models

Eliane Ceccon and Octavio Miramontes

Ecological Economics, 2008, vol. 67, issue 2, 311-317

Abstract: Year after year, the deforestation rates in Brazil are alarming and this country is one of largest consumers of biomass energy in the world. In order to respond to this scenario, Brazil has developed a vast forest potential that, by the other hand, has attracted the attention of environmental groups that struggle to reduce the establishment of large-scale exotic species plantations. To respond to both pressures (the productive and environmental), the non-governmental and the private sectors have developed two innovative and independent forms of social participation for addressing this matter. The non-governmental sector created the Forest Replacement Associations and the private companies created the Small-Farmers Forest Partners Program. An overview and an analysis of both models is presented here.

Keywords: Small-Farmers; Forest; Partners; Program; Forest; replacement; associations; Forest; replacement; Environmental; Small; farmers; Wood; charcoal; Brazil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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