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Conference Papers & Reports
February 2015

Brazil has the fifth-largest national land area in the world and this land resource represents a critical asset for the country’s urban, agricultural, and economic development, also providing essential environmental services. Nevertheless, it has a historical lack of governance over its lands,…

Journal Articles & Books
February 2015

O presente artigo analisa o processo pedagógico da luta de gênero que ocorre dentro da luta pela terra a partir do protagonismo das mulheres trabalhadoras do campo. Com base na literatura da temática da educação, gênero e movimentos sociais e, a partir de extensa pesquisa de campo desenvolvida…

Conference Papers & Reports
February 2015

From colonial to modern times, Brazilian agricultural property has remained immersed in a chaotic vortex of deregulation. Attempts of institutional reform - such as the Lei de Terras (Land Law) of 1850 - have been largely unsuccessful, whilst providing legal grounds for land grab by large…

Conference Papers & Reports
February 2015

This article ́s aim is to show that the main cause of deforestation in the Amazon rain forest is the lack of land governance. The deforestation occurs manly because property rights are not clearly establish, and occurs on land ruled directly or indirectly related to the state. After making a…

Conference Papers & Reports
February 2015

At the turn of the 21st century, we can see that Brazil, the 5th largest country in the world, has been successful in developing a modern export-led agriculture distributed over large areas and also achieved a good economic performance especially through the global economic crisis after 2008.…

Agreements & Contracts
February 2015

This is a Concession Agreement posted on <a href="https://www.openlandcontracts.org:443/">OpenLandContracts.org</a&gt;. It lists Timber (Wood) as the primary resource(s)

Reports & Research
February 2015

La lucha por la hacienda Santa Elina (Brasil) es de una ocupación permanente reivindicando la reversión de esa propiedad durante 15 años. Actualmente tienen un título denominado “contrato de concesión de utilización” donde ellos son los beneficiarios pero la tierra sigue en propiedad del…

Reports & Research
January 2015

Como os demais títulos quilombolas, o da Cabeceiras, munícipio Óbidos, Pará, é uma propriedade coletiva que não pode ser comercializada, arrendada ou dividida. A regularização do território foi realizada pelo governo federal, através da Fundação Cultural Palmares, órgão ligado ao Ministério da…

January 2015

This report focuses on the promotion of economic growth and improving ecosystem protection within Brazil’s rural landscape.
It argues that there is significant potential for simultaneously promoting both these things, but also that substantial improvements are already underway. It…

Journal Articles & Books
January 2015

O texto aborda a dinâmica dos conflitos fundiários no Estado do Amapá. O trabalho resgata a gênese desse processo, apresentado pela política e pela mídia como uma relação pacífica no campo. Na realidade, contudo, o Amapá constitui um dos estados da Federação com significativas incidências de…

Peer-reviewed publication
December 2014

Appropriation of public lands associated with agricultural frontier expansion is a longstanding occurrence in the Amazon that has resulted in a highly skewed land-tenure structure in spite of recent state efforts to recognize tenure rights of indigenous people and smallholders living in or…

Journal Articles & Books
December 2014

As Diretrizes Voluntárias para a Governança Responsável da Terra, dos Recursos Pesqueiros e Florestais no contexto da Segurança Alimentar Nacional (DVGT) aprovadas na 38a Sessão extraordinária do
Comitê de Segurança Alimentar Mundial (CSA), em maio de 2012, são um marco histórico…