agriculture for both small and large farms; land for poor farmers who don’t have anywhere else to live; grazing land for cattle (the single biggest driver of deforestation in the Amazon); plantations, including wood-pulp for making paper, oil palm for making palm oil, and rubber; ...
During the conflict, rebel groups created specific environmental rules that shaped the landscape, such as limits on the number of clear-cuts within farms per year, constraints on agricultural expansion, and fees for clearing forests in disallowed locations20. Governmental policies emerged to promote ...
When it was first established, 80 households were distributed along the eastern forested end of a dirt road that runs west to east along its northern boundary (Hansen and Rojas, 2010). Each household was allocated a land plot of approximately eight hectares, dimensions being 80 × 1000 m ...
The view from the observation platform on top of the cable-car station was amazing - 360 degree mountains as far as y... See tours 20. Ueno Farm 4.3 213 Farms By MAUITRAVELER2012 Such a beautiful garden to visit. Be sure to go up the hill at the end of the gardens for a wonderf...
And neighborhood battles would likely occur over wind farms and solar plants. Even outspoken scientist James Hansen, who warned the government a quarter century ago about climate change, insists that nuclear power is essential to rid the country of fossil fuels. Yet Jacobson’s work at least ...
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Hansen Z, Libecap G (2004) Small farms, externalities, and the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. J Political Econ 112(3):665-694Hansen, Z., and G. Libecap, 2004: Small farms, externalities, and the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. J. Polit. Econ., 112, 665-694....
select article How eco-efficient are crop farms in the Southern Amazon region? Insights from combining agent-based simulations with robust order-m eco-efficiency estimation Research articleAbstract only How eco-efficient are crop farms in the Southern Amazon region? Insights from combining agent-based...
The economy is heavily dependent on mining, fisheries, large-scale farming and high-end tourism19. This has led to a system of circular migration of labor to mines, ports, farms, urban areas, and tourism nodes. Both women and men move around the country seeking employment; the most recent...
Amid all teeming and wealthy Ohio with all its cities and farms, Sickly white in the face and dull in the head, very faint, By the jamb of a door leans. Grieve not so, dear mother, (the just-grown daughter speaks through her sobs, ...