Forests
050000001000000015000000200000002500000030000000
1950 1960 1975 1985 1995
Amapa Acre Amazonas Para Rondonia Roraima
Pastures
0
2000000
4000000
6000000
8000000
10000000
1950 1960 1975 1985 1995
Ha
Amapa Acre Amazonas Para Rondonia Roraima
Grassland
0
1000000
2000000
3000000
4000000
5000000
1950 1960 1975 1985 1995
Ha
Amapa Acre Amazonas Para Rondonia Roraima
Annuals
0
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
1950 1960 1975 1985 1995
Ha
Amapa Acre Amazonas Para Rondonia Roraima
Perennials
0
200000
400000
600000
800000
1950 1960 1975 1985 1995
Ha
Amapa Acre Amazonas Para Rondonia Roraima
Principal causes of Amazonian Principal causes of Amazonian developmentdevelopment
• Population growthPopulation growth
• InflationInflation
• Modernization of southern agricultureModernization of southern agriculture
• Road constructionRoad construction
• Low land pricesLow land prices
• National policiesNational policies
Principal causes of Amazonian Principal causes of Amazonian developmentdevelopment
• Population growthPopulation growth
• InflationInflation
• Modernization of southern agricultureModernization of southern agriculture
• Road constructionRoad construction
• Low land pricesLow land prices
• National policiesNational policies
Principal causes of Amazonian Principal causes of Amazonian developmentdevelopment
• Population growthPopulation growth
• InflationInflation
• Modernization of southern agricultureModernization of southern agriculture
• Road constructionRoad construction
• Low land pricesLow land prices
• National policiesNational policies
Principal direct causes of Principal direct causes of deforestationdeforestation
• Land speculationLand speculation
• Tax incentives and penaltiesTax incentives and penalties
• Negative interest loansNegative interest loans
• Special crop loansSpecial crop loans
• RanchingRanching
• Subsistnce productionSubsistnce production
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