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The Economics of Biodiversity in Brazil: the Case of Forest Conversion

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  • Ronaldo Seroa da Motta

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This paper focuses on the role of economic factors inducing deforestation in Brazil and thereby threatening biodiversity, giving particular attention to the exploitation pattern of forest resources in Brazil. Some economic factors cannot be easily reverted since reversion would require long-term structural adjustments to alleviate social inequalities, to accomplish a satisfactory land tenure reform and to solve renumeration issues inhibiting human resource enhancement in governmental agencies. However, there is still room to introduce economic incentives in order to mitigate the current trend towards deforestation and biodiversity losses. A economia da biodiversidade neste texto será analisada como os fatores indutores ao desmatamento no Brasil que ameaçam os recursos da biodiversidade e, portanto, o principal objeto de análise será o padrão de uso dos recursos florestais no país. Alguns destes fatores somente poderão ser removidos caso ajustes estruturais na economia ocorram para corrigir as desigualdades de renda, a concentração fundiária e a fragilidade institucional das agências ambientais. Entretanto, conforme será discutido, o uso de instrumentos econômicos na gestão ambiental poderá mitigar estes fatores indutores e alterar a tendência ao desmatamento e as perdas de biodiversidade.

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  • Ronaldo Seroa da Motta, 2015. "The Economics of Biodiversity in Brazil: the Case of Forest Conversion," Discussion Papers 0063, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA.
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    1. Régis Bonelli & Lauro Ramos, 1993. "Distribuição de renda no Brasil: avaliação das tendências de longo prazo e mundanças na desigualdade desde meados dos anos 70," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 13(2).
    2. Reis, Eustáquio J. & da Motta, Ronaldo Serôa, 1994. "The application of economic instruments in environmental policy: the Brazilian case," Revista Brasileira de Economia - RBE, EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance - FGV EPGE (Brazil), vol. 48(4), October.
    3. Serôa da Motta, Ronaldo, 1993. "Past and current policy issues concerning tropical deforestation in Brazil," Kiel Working Papers 566, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
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