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Experiments in Forest-Based Development in Western Amazonia

2003; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 16; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/716100619

1521-0723

Karen A. Kainer, Marianne Schmink, Arthur Cezar Pinheiro Leite, MÁRIO JORGE DA SILVA FADELL,

Agricultural Innovations and Practices

Abstract The state government of Acre, Brazil, has integrated ecological, cultural, social, and economic forest values into a comprehensive forest policy to manage Acre's abundance of comparatively pristine forests, while couching specific goals and the processes for achieving them within a broader sustainable development framework. Inspired by the rubber tapper culture and social movement, policy implementation has been advanced with broad support from national and international allies. While these experiments in forest-based development serve as a hopeful alternative to the steady deforestation observed in Amazonia, many long-term ecological, economic, cultural, and political challenges remain for sustaining and adapting these policy initiatives. Keywords: Acre Conservation Extractivism Forest Policy Rubber Tappers Sustainable Development Timber Tropical Forest Zoning