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Pages: 212
Authors: Luiz C. Barbosa
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Barbosa (sociology, San Francisco State University) provides a global, world-systemic analysis of the problem of deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon rainfores
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Chronicling the dramatic history of the Brazilian Amazon during the Second World War, Seth Garfield provides fresh perspectives on contemporary environmental de
Causes of Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon
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Guardians of the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest: Environmental Organizations and Development
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The Amazon region is the focus of intense conflict between conservationists concerned with deforestation and advocates of agro-industrial development. This book