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Cattle Ranching
1. Human Threats to Rainforests - Cattle Pastures
In Brazil, government figures attributed 38% of deforestation from
2. Deforestation in the Amazon
Cattle ranching is the leading cause of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.
3. Brazil criticizes media coverage on Amazon deforestation
...contests data about Amazon deforestation," cited recent articles in The New York
4. Sustainable Use/Rainforest References - Chapter 10 (2)
Cattle and Land Speculation Shane, Douglas R., Hoofprints on the forest: Cattle
5. Tropical Rainforest and Wildlands Conservation - mongabay.com
...has sponsored activities that have resulted in significant ecological damage in
6. Valuing a Sustainable Harvest in Ecuador
...$1257. Agriculture. <$500. Cattle Ranching. $57 - $287. Local Land Prices. $50 -
7. War, Pollution, Cattle Pastures References - Chapter 8 (3)
Among other statistics, he provides government figures for large scale cattle ranching
8. Alternatives to Cattle on Tropical Lands
Saving What Remains. Alternatives to Cattle on Tropical Lands. Forest Type. Cattle
9. Human Threats to Rainforests - Intro
...to this loss including subsistence activities, oil extraction, logging, mining,
10. The Impact of Growing Demand for Beef on the Amazon Rainforest in ...
They also note that logging contributes indirectly to deforestation, but is "much
11. How to Save Tropical Rainforests - Introduction
These "paper parks" may be used as for commercial activities like logging, oil
12. The Trans-Amazonian Highway
Brazilian deforestation accelerated to levels never before seen and vast swaths
13. How to Save Tropical Rainforests - Introduction
These "paper parks" may be used as government reserves for wholesale commercial
14. Ecological Corridor Project: Sponsored by the "new" World Bank
...of natural vegetation. Only 2.3% of this forest remains in the state,
15. Booming Soybean Business Means Continued Deforestation in the ...
..."After cattle ranching, soybeans are the main driver of Amazon destruction,"
16. FAO (1997) - Regional Forest Change 1990-1997
...land cover, seemingly due to the affect of centrally planned operations such as
17. Amazon Deforestation hits 24,000 sq km for 2003 in Brazil
...titles. Beyond cattle ranching, the planting of soybeans is the fastest growing
18. Even for poor countries, destroying forests rarely makes economic ...
Insecurity of land tenure explains the continuing popularity of cattle ranching
19. References - Countries (2)
8 (537-545), December 1993. Hecht, SB, Norgaard, RB, and Possio, C. "The economics
20. Rainforest Conservation Interview -- Sample Questions For Use in ...
Cattle ranching is an important contributor to deforestation in some areas, but
21. mongabay.com - May to June 2004 Archive
...the agriculture ministry reacted to recent articles apeearing in The New York Times,
22. Brazil Designates 4 New Rainforest Parks
Logging, cattle ranching and farming have already claimed about 20 percent of two
23. Deforestation & Infrastructure Projects in the Amazon Rainforest
These new infrastructure projects open previously inaccessible rainforest lands
24. Rainforest News Articles for the Period from August 4-27, 2003
Exploitative resource activities there, such as cattle ranching, slash-and-burn
25. Modern Day Slavery in Brazil
It's very clear that cattle ranching, soy production, logging are pretty much going
26. Cattle Ranching
Cattle Ranching. Sponsored Links: Human Threats to Rainforests - Cattle
27. Venezuela - Population
Its citizens contrasted sharply with the llaneros, persons of the interior plains
28. Cattle
Contact. Saving What Remains Alternatives to Cattle on Tropical Lands. Forest Type.
29. Tropical Lands
Forest Type. Cattle Ranching Annual Yield of Meat. Alternative Activity. ... ... Forest
30. Commercial Agriculture
Many activities contribute to this loss including subsistence activities, oil
31. Hunting And Poaching
0813.htm] Human Threats to Rainforests - Intro ...oil extraction, logging, mining,
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