Local environmental governance, public policies and deforestation in Amazonia

Leszek Buszynski; Ismar Borges de Lima

doi:10.1108/14777831111122888

Local environmental governance, public policies and deforestation in Amazonia

Leszek Buszynski, Ismar Borges de Lima

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The purpose of this paper is to examine the problem of deforestation in Amazonia and the role of the Brazilian government with regard to the capitalist demands and development needs for the region. It offers a brief historical review of public policies and programs for Amazonia, and critically analyzes their conflicting aspects. Local environmental governance (LEG) is proposed as a conceptual framework and a participatory forest management strategy for dealing with the forest destruction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	292-316
Journal	Management of Environmental Quality
Volume	22
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/14777831111122888
Publication status	Published - 2011

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