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Embargos for illegal deforestation in Amazonia

24/06/2024
583 thousand hectares of pasture, or about 2% of the pastures in this area of the Amazon, were embargoed by IBAMA for illegal deforestation until 2021 (Barreto et al., 2024).
Cita 583 mil hectáreas de pastos, o cerca del 2% de los pastos en esta zona de la Amazonía, fueron embargadas por el Ibama por deforestación ilegal hasta 2021 (Barreto et al., 2024).
Fuente Barreto, P., Pereira, R., & Rocha, A. J. S. (2024). Da "escassez" à abundância: O caso da pecuária bovina na Amazônia. Amazônia 2030.

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