Brazil's Cuiabá- Santarém (BR-163) Highway: The environmental cost of paving a soybean corridor through the Amazon
Brazil's Cuiabá-Santarém (BR-163) Highway provides a valuable example of ways in which decision-making procedures for infrastructure projects in tropical forest areas need to be reformulated in order to guarantee that environmental concerns are properly weighed. BR-163, which is slated to be paved a...
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oai:repositorio:1-18660 Brazil's Cuiabá- Santarém (BR-163) Highway: The environmental cost of paving a soybean corridor through the Amazon Fearnside, Philip Martin Amazonia Br-163 Environmental Legislation Soybeans Brasil Costs Decision Making Highway Systems Laws And Legislation Roads And Streets Environmental Protection Deforestation Environmental Impact Environmental Policy Infrastructure Logging (timber) Pavement Protected Area Road Soybean Climate Construction Work Cost Decision Making Deforestation Environment Forest Government Regulation Highway Law Logging Migration Soybean Tropics Brasil Conservation Of Natural Resources Decision Making Environment Soybeans Transportation Amazon River South America Glycine Max Brazil's Cuiabá-Santarém (BR-163) Highway provides a valuable example of ways in which decision-making procedures for infrastructure projects in tropical forest areas need to be reformulated in order to guarantee that environmental concerns are properly weighed. BR-163, which is slated to be paved as an export corridor for soybeans via the Amazon River, traverses an area that is largely outside of Brazilian government control. A climate of generalized lawlessness and impunity prevails, and matters related to environment and to land tenure are especially unregulated. Deforestation and illegal logging have accelerated in anticipation of highway paving. Paving would further speed forest loss in the area, as well as stimulate migration of land thieves (grileiros) to other frontiers. An argument is made that the highway should not be reconstructed and paved until after a state of law has been established and it has been independently certified that sufficient governance prevails to secure protected areas and enforce environmental legislation. A waiting period is needed after this is achieved before proceeding with the highway paving. Above all, the logical sequence of steps must be followed, whereby environmental costs are assessed, reported, and weighed prior to making de facto decisions on implementation of infrastructure projects. Deviation from this logical sequence is a common occurrence in many parts of the world, especially in tropical areas. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. 2020-06-15T22:02:27Z 2020-06-15T22:02:27Z 2007 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18660 10.1007/s00267-006-0149-2 en Volume 39, Número 5, Pags. 601-614 Restrito Environmental Management |
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Amazonia Br-163 Environmental Legislation Soybeans Brasil Costs Decision Making Highway Systems Laws And Legislation Roads And Streets Environmental Protection Deforestation Environmental Impact Environmental Policy Infrastructure Logging (timber) Pavement Protected Area Road Soybean Climate Construction Work Cost Decision Making Deforestation Environment Forest Government Regulation Highway Law Logging Migration Soybean Tropics Brasil Conservation Of Natural Resources Decision Making Environment Soybeans Transportation Amazon River South America Glycine Max |
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Amazonia Br-163 Environmental Legislation Soybeans Brasil Costs Decision Making Highway Systems Laws And Legislation Roads And Streets Environmental Protection Deforestation Environmental Impact Environmental Policy Infrastructure Logging (timber) Pavement Protected Area Road Soybean Climate Construction Work Cost Decision Making Deforestation Environment Forest Government Regulation Highway Law Logging Migration Soybean Tropics Brasil Conservation Of Natural Resources Decision Making Environment Soybeans Transportation Amazon River South America Glycine Max Fearnside, Philip Martin Brazil's Cuiabá- Santarém (BR-163) Highway: The environmental cost of paving a soybean corridor through the Amazon |
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Amazonia Br-163 Environmental Legislation Soybeans Brasil Costs Decision Making Highway Systems Laws And Legislation Roads And Streets Environmental Protection Deforestation Environmental Impact Environmental Policy Infrastructure Logging (timber) Pavement Protected Area Road Soybean Climate Construction Work Cost Decision Making Deforestation Environment Forest Government Regulation Highway Law Logging Migration Soybean Tropics Brasil Conservation Of Natural Resources Decision Making Environment Soybeans Transportation Amazon River South America Glycine Max |
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Brazil's Cuiabá-Santarém (BR-163) Highway provides a valuable example of ways in which decision-making procedures for infrastructure projects in tropical forest areas need to be reformulated in order to guarantee that environmental concerns are properly weighed. BR-163, which is slated to be paved as an export corridor for soybeans via the Amazon River, traverses an area that is largely outside of Brazilian government control. A climate of generalized lawlessness and impunity prevails, and matters related to environment and to land tenure are especially unregulated. Deforestation and illegal logging have accelerated in anticipation of highway paving. Paving would further speed forest loss in the area, as well as stimulate migration of land thieves (grileiros) to other frontiers. An argument is made that the highway should not be reconstructed and paved until after a state of law has been established and it has been independently certified that sufficient governance prevails to secure protected areas and enforce environmental legislation. A waiting period is needed after this is achieved before proceeding with the highway paving. Above all, the logical sequence of steps must be followed, whereby environmental costs are assessed, reported, and weighed prior to making de facto decisions on implementation of infrastructure projects. Deviation from this logical sequence is a common occurrence in many parts of the world, especially in tropical areas. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. |
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Artigo |
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Brazil's Cuiabá- Santarém (BR-163) Highway: The environmental cost of paving a soybean corridor through the Amazon |
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Brazil's Cuiabá- Santarém (BR-163) Highway: The environmental cost of paving a soybean corridor through the Amazon |
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Brazil's Cuiabá- Santarém (BR-163) Highway: The environmental cost of paving a soybean corridor through the Amazon |
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Brazil's Cuiabá- Santarém (BR-163) Highway: The environmental cost of paving a soybean corridor through the Amazon |
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Brazil's Cuiabá- Santarém (BR-163) Highway: The environmental cost of paving a soybean corridor through the Amazon |
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brazil's cuiabá- santarém (br-163) highway: the environmental cost of paving a soybean corridor through the amazon |
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Environmental Management |
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2020 |
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