Brazil’s Legal Amazon, here called Amazônia, comprises nine states, most of which rank among the poorest in Brazil. Amazônia is one of the world’s last frontier regions. But economic expansion has moved into those ancient forests, destroying them at a rapid rate especially in Amazônia’s southeast, within what is known as the “Arc of Deforestation” and threatening the ways of life of many traditional communities. There is an urgent need for an alternative...
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2023/05/11
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Country Economic Memorandum
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2023/06/07
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A Balancing Act for Brazil’s Amazonian States - An Economic Memorandum : Executive summary
Citation
World Bank.
A Balancing Act for Brazil’s Amazonian States - An Economic Memorandum : Executive summary (English). International Development in Focus Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099060723104572270