IAI-Data-CRN_009_Brasil_Para: Expansao e trajetorias da pecuaria na Amazonia: Para, Brasil

The expansion of cattle ranching and the creation of pastures are among the
principal causes of deforestation in South America. This book, Expansao e
trajetorias da pecuaria na Amazonia: Para, Brasil, investigates the
socioeconomic and biophysical factors that influence the growth of cattle
ranching in the Brazilian state of Para in the Amazon (2003). In-depth
interviews were performed with land managers by an interdisciplinary team of
researches. Data collection and analysis focused on the decision making process
by which landholders take into account social and biophysical factors in their
decision to (a) invest in cattle, in their (b) selection of pasture management
technologies, and in (c) the strategies they adopt to deforest primary or
secondary growth. The regional case study (162 pages) includes an introduction
and six chapters: Context and Methodological Summary; Criteria for Site
Selection; Why Landholders Invest in Cattle; Why Landholders Choose a Type of
Pasture Management; Why Ranchers Deforest; Conclusion and Policy
Recommendations. The book is written in Portuguese.

养牛业扩张与牧场开辟是南美洲森林砍伐的主要诱因之一。本书《亚马逊地区养牛业的扩张与发展轨迹：巴西帕拉州》（Expansao e trajetorias da pecuaria na Amazonia: Para, Brasil）于2003年出版，旨在探究影响巴西亚马逊地区帕拉州养牛业发展的社会经济与生物物理因素（biophysical factors）。本研究由跨学科研究团队对土地管理者开展深度访谈，数据收集与分析围绕土地所有者的决策流程展开：土地所有者在决策时会综合考量社会与生物物理因素，具体涉及三项决策——(a) 养牛业投资、(b) 牧场管理技术的选择，以及(c) 砍伐原生林或次生林所采用的策略。这份区域案例研究全文共162页，包含引言与六章内容：研究背景与方法论概述、选址标准、土地所有者投资养牛业的动因、土地所有者选择牧场管理技术的缘由、牧场主砍伐森林的动机，以及结论与政策建议。本书采用葡萄牙语撰写。