Land grabbing in the Brazilian Amazon: Stealing public land with government approval

被引：29

作者：

Carrero, Gabriel Cardoso ^{[1
]}

Walker, Robert Tovey ^{[1
,2
]}

Simmons, Cynthia Suzanne ^{[1
]}

Fearnside, Philip Martin ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Florida, Dept Geog, 3141 Turlington Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA

[2] Univ Florida, Ctr Latin Amer Studies, Grinter Hall,1523 Union Rd, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA

[3] Natl Inst Res Amazonia INPA, BR-69067 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

来源：

LAND USE POLICY | 2022年 / 120卷

关键词：

Land grabbing; Deforestation; Amazon; Land reform; Undesignated public lands; DEFORESTATION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106133

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

We estimate the magnitude of land grabbing -the illegal appropriation of public land -on an active Amazonian frontier, the associated deforestation, and the rates at which these claims were legalized due to changes in the law and downsizing of settlements. Of all land claimed in Brazil's Rural Environmental Register (CAR) in our 300,689-km(2) study area, 90.5% is non-compliant with Brazilian law and 45.8% is in protected areas. Changes in the law by 2017 reclassified as licit 4.2% of the illicit CAR land claims ) in 2014 (901 km(2 )yr(-1)). Downsizing settlements made 5266 km(2) available for illegal appropriation. Deforestation in land claims accounted for 35% of the total, and this percentage is likely to grow. Planned future changes in land law will further jeopardize Amazon's natural and cultural heritage legalizing at least 10% of the area in this frontier. Importers of beef, soybeans and other commodities should bar products from land that has been grabbed as a result of changes in Brazil's land laws, reducing the outsourcing of deforestation.

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