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A case study of environmental and socio-economic valuation in the Amazon soy frontier
From colonization to "environmental soy": A case study of environmental and socio-economic valuation in the Amazon soy frontier. (C. Steward, Grassroots International. "Agriculture and Human Values", Springer, 2007.) Government policies and perspectives have been shaped by a history of agrarian colonization of Amazon forests. The soy actors' (local government, agribusiness, conservation NGOs, and small farmers) definition of environmental degradation is key in determining who "wins" and "loses" in the realm of Amazon development. The dominant definitions do not help the livelihood struggles of the small farmers. There are "more than trees here" and the small farmers are trying to ensure their agro-biodiversity contributions to the region are valued.
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