Cattle ranching in Brazil is a key driver of deforestation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Brazilian government plans to reduce national GHG emissions by at least 36%, partly by reducing emissions in the livestock sector through strategies such as intensification, pasture improvement, and...
Bogaerts, Meghan
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Cirhigiri, Lora
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Robinson, Ian
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Rodkin, Mikaela
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Hajjar, Reem
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Costa Junior, Ciniro
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Newton, Peter
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[Climate change mitigation through intensified pasture management: Estimating greenhouse gas emissions on cattle farms in the Brazilian Amazon]
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Climate change mitigation through intensified pasture management: Estimating greenhouse gas emissions on cattle farms in the Brazilian Amazon
Voluntary certification programs for agricultural and forest products have beendeveloped to improve the environmental and social sustainability of produc-tion processes. The new Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) cattle certifi-cation program aims to reduce deforestation in the cattle supply c...
Newton, Peter
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Alves-Pinto, H.N.
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Guedes Pinto, L.F.
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[Certification, forest conservation, and cattle: theories and evidence of change in Brazil]
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Certification, forest conservation, and cattle: theories and evidence of change in Brazil
Sustainability standards and certification serve to differentiate and provide market recognition to goods produced in accordance with social and environmental good practices, typically including practices to protect biodiversity. Such standards have seen rapid growth, including in tropical agricu...
Milder, Jeffrey C.
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Arbuthnot M
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Blackman, A.
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Brooks, S.
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Giovannucci, Daniele
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Gross LH
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Kennedy ET
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Komives K
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Lambin EF
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Lee A
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Meyer D
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Newton, Peter
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Phalan, B.
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Schroth, Götz
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Semroc, Bambi
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Rokxoort, H. van
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Zrust, M.
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[An agenda for assessing and improving conservation impacts of sustainability standards in tropical agriculture]
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An agenda for assessing and improving conservation impacts of sustainability standards in tropical agriculture