Search Results - "Barretto, Alberto"

Agricultural intensification in Brazil and its effects on land-use patterns: an analysis of the 1975-2006 period by Barretto, Alberto G. O. P., Berndes, Göran, Sparovek, Gerd, Wirsenius, Stefan

“…Does agricultural intensification reduce the area used for agricultural production in Brazil? Census and other data for time periods 1975–1996 and 1996–2006…”
Get full text

Effects of Governance on Availability of Land for Agriculture and Conservation in Brazil by Sparovek, Gerd, Barretto, Alberto Giaroli de Oliveira Pereira, Matsumoto, Marcelo, Berndes, Göran

“…The 2012 revision of the Brazilian Forest Act changed the relative importance of private and public governance for nature conservation and agricultural…”
Get full text

Brazilian Agriculture and Environmental Legislation: Status and Future Challenges by Sparovek, Gerd, Berndes, Göran, Klug, Israel L. F, Barretto, Alberto G. O. P

“…Brazilian agriculture covers about one-third of the land area and is expected to expand further. We assessed the compliance of present Brazilian agriculture…”
Get full text

Assessment of potential implications of agricultural irrigation policy on surface water scarcity in Brazil by Multsch, Sebastian, Krol, Maarten S, Pahlow, Markus, Assunção, André L. C, Barretto, Alberto G. O. P, de Jong van Lier, Quirijn, Breuer, Lutz

“…Expanding irrigated cropping areas is one of Brazil's strategies to increase agricultural production. This expansion is constrained by water policy goals to…”
Get full text

The revision of the Brazilian Forest Act: increased deforestation or a historic step towards balancing agricultural development and nature conservation? by Sparovek, Gerd, Berndes, Göran, Barretto, Alberto Giaroli de Oliveira Pereira, Klug, Israel Leoname Fröhlich

“…► Almost two-thirds of the Brazilian territory has prevalence of natural vegetation. ► Brazil is currently revising its main legal nature conservation…”
Get full text

Asymmetries of cattle and crop productivity and efficiency during Brazil’s agricultural expansion from 1975 to 2006 by Sparovek, Gerd, Guidotti, Vinicius, Pinto, Luís Fernando Guedes, Berndes, Göran, Barretto, Alberto, Cerignoni, Felipe

“…Brazil has global importance for food production and conservation of natural resources. The country has plans to increase yields and commitments to decrease…”
Get full text

Osteoporosis in brazilian patients awaiting knee arthroplasty by Sadigursky, David, Barretto, Junior, Luiz Alberto, Lobão, Diogo Maciel Vieira, Carneiro, Rogério Jamil Fernandes, Colavolpe, Paulo Oliveira

“…The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia prior to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in female patients…”
Get full text

The risk of erosion in Brazilian cultivated pastures by Sparovek, Gerd, Correchel, Vladia, Barretto, Alberto G.O. Pereira

“…Pastures are normally associated with minor erosion problems because of their efficient soil cover. Soil cover is without doubt the most effective inter-rill…”
Get full text

A revisão do Código Florestal brasileiro by Gerd Sparovek, Alberto Barretto, Israel Klug, Leonardo Papp, Jane Lino

“…O artigo reúne informações e análises que pretendem demonstrar a importância do Código Florestal para a conservação das importantes reservas de áreas…”
Get full text

Disclosing contrasting scenarios for future land cover in Brazil: Results from a high-resolution spatiotemporal model by Fendrich, Arthur Nicolaus, Barretto, Alberto, de Faria, Vinícius Guidotti, de Bastiani, Fernanda, Tenneson, Karis, Guedes Pinto, Luis Fernando, Sparovek, Gerd

“…Gaining information on the dynamics of land cover changes is a valuable step towards improving practical conservation actions. In recent years, the Brazilian…”
Get full text

Taxation aiming environmental protection: The case of Brazilian Rural Land Tax by Fendrich, Arthur Nicolaus, Barretto, Alberto, Sparovek, Gerd, Gianetti, Giovani William, da Luz Ferreira, Jaqueline, de Souza Filho, Carlos Frederico Marés, Appy, Bernard, de Guedes, Carlos Mario Guedes, Leitão, Sergio

“…Ensuring the protection of natural vegetation is a complex challenge that demands a mix of policies. In Brazil, conservation on private land relies on…”
Get full text

Grain-cropping suitability for evaluating the agricultural land use change in Brazil by Safanelli, José Lucas, Nóia Júnior, Rogério de Souza, Coutinho, Pedro Alves Quilici, Araujo, Marcela Almeida de, Fendrich, Arthur Nicolaus, Rizzo, Rodnei, Chamma, Ana Letícia Sbitkowski, Tavares, Paulo André, Barretto, Alberto Giaroli de Oliveira Pereira, Maule, Rodrigo Fernando, Reichardt, Klaus, Sparovek, Gerd, Dourado Neto, Durval

“…Mapping and monitoring tools are imperative in assessing agricultural systems and guiding future decision-making to safeguard food security. Since…”
Get full text

Potential increase of legal deforestation in Brazilian Amazon after Forest Act revision by Freitas, Flavio L. M., Sparovek, Gerd, Berndes, Göran, Persson, U. Martin, Englund, Oskar, Barretto, Alberto, Mörtberg, Ulla

“…The Brazilian Amazon rainforest is protected largely by command and control regulation of public and private land. The Brazilian Forest Act requires private…”
Get full text

Environmental, land-use and economic implications of Brazilian sugarcane expansion 1996-2006 by Sparovek, Gerd, Barretto, Alberto, Berndes, Goran, Martins, Sergio, Maule, Rodrigo

“…Governments are promoting biofuels and the resulting changes in land use and crop reallocation to biofuels production have raised concerns about impacts on…”
Get full text

Actions and opinions of Brazilian farmers who shift to sugarcane⿿an interview-based assessment with discussion of implications for land-use change by Egeskog, A., Barretto, A., Berndes, G., Freitas, F., Holmén, M., Sparovek, G., Torén, J.

“…Regions where interviews were conducted to better understand farmers⿿ actions and opinions in connection to a shift to sugarcane cultivation. The dots indicate…”
Get full text

Asymmetries of cattle and crop productivity and e ciency during Brazil's agricultural expansion from 1975 to 2006 by Sparovek, Gerd, Guidotti, Vinicius, Pinto, Luís Fernando Guedes, Berndes, Göran, Barretto, Alberto, Cerignoni, Felipe

“…Brazil has global importance for food production and conservation of natural resources. The country has plans to increase yields and commitments to decrease…”
Get full text

Sustainable bioproducts in Brazil: disputes and agreements on a common ground agenda for agriculture and nature protection by Sparovek, Gerd, Antoniazzi, Laura Barcellos, Barretto, Alberto, Barros, Ana Cristina, Benevides, Maria, Berndes, Göran, do Prado Braga, Estevão, Calmon, Miguel, Groke Jr, Paulo Henrique, de Avelar Marques, Fábio Nogueira, Nogueira, Mauricio Palma, Guedes Pinto, Luis Fernando, Precioso, Vinicius

“…A key question for food, biofuels, and bioproducts production is how agriculture affects the environment, and social and economic development. In Brazil, a…”
Get full text

A revisão do Código Florestal brasileiro by Sparovek, Gerd, Barretto, Alberto, Klug, Israel, Papp, Leonardo, Lino, Jane

“…O artigo reúne informações e análises que pretendem demonstrar a importância do Código Florestal para a conservação das importantes reservas de áreas…”
Get full text

Bibliometria da pesquisa brasileira em erosão acelerada do solo: instituições, temas, espaço e cronologia by Barretto, Alberto Giaroli de Oliveira Pereira, Lino, Jane Siqueira, Sparovek, Gerd

“…Apesar do constante aumento na quantidade e diversidade de publicações acerca da erosão do solo no Brasil e no mundo, as grandes questões dessa ciência ainda…”
Get full text

Bibliometria, história e geografia da pesquisa brasileira em erosão acelerada do solo by Barretto, Alberto Giaroli de Oliveira Pereira, Barros, Marcelo Geraldo Estriga, Sparovek, Gerd

“…Há poucos estudos sobre a história da ciência do solo e, no Brasil, essa matéria ainda não recebeu maior atenção por parte de sua comunidade científica. Este…”
Get full text