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The Amazon between economy and ecology

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The soils of the Amazon's rainforests, unlike soils in rainforests in other parts of the world, have very low productivity. Experiments have shown that the Amazon's timber productivity of 2–3 m3 per year per hectare is considerably below that achievable in Northern Europe. Sustainable agricultural development therefore can be expected to be very low. However, the mineral resources of the Amazon are very extensive and offer a way to develop the Amazon without destroying the ecology, provided that some limits are set on non‐mining activities.

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  • Andreas Hoppe, 1992. "The Amazon between economy and ecology," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 16(3), pages 232-234, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:16:y:1992:i:3:p:232-234
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1992.tb00574.x
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    1. Oswaldo Bezerra & Adalberto Veríssimo & Christopher Uhl, 1996. "The regional impacts of small‐scale gold mining in Amazonia," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 20(4), pages 305-317, November.

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