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Book SynopsisWith contributions from a wide range of thematic areas, this book provides a diverse perspective on the contemporary environmental challenges of Brazilian agriculture. Assessing existing experiences of governance interventions, implementation of inclusive and sustainable production practices, as well as technical innovations, this edited volume presents the reader with a nuanced perspective on sustainable future pathways for Brazilian agriculture. In many cases, actors within the agricultural sector stand in a key position to address environmental concerns, which often has generated important breakthroughs and improvement of production practices. Drawing on contributions from authors within a variety of fields, this contribution presents a trans-disciplinary perspective on the problems and pathways through which multi-level interventions can lead to sustainable solutions within the Brazilian agricultural and livestock sector. This book hereby constitutes an informed and timely contribution to the important debates about Brazil’s potential role in confronting environmental problems. More broadly, this volume also sheds light on the process of agricultural transitions in the Global South, and how food security concerns may be reconciled with sustainable production.
Table of ContentsContents
Introduction: The Sustainability Challenges of Brazilian Agriculture .................... 1
Niels Søndergaard, Camila Dias de Sá and Ana Flávia Barros Platiau
Part I The International Dimension of Sustainability
The Shanghai Connection: Governing the Sustainability Impacts of Brazilian Agri-exports to China ........................................................................................................... 17
Niels Søndergaard, Victor Thives and Cristina Inoue
Sustainability Governance of Soybean Trade Between Brazil and Europe: The Road Travelled and the Challenges Ahead ………………………………………... 44 Aske S. Bosselmann and Sarah E. N. Dolmer
Brazilian Agriculture and the International Political Economy of Climate
Change ……………………………………………………………………………….. 64
Matias A. Franchini, Eduardo Viola and Julia S. Guivant
Brazilian Agriculture and the Global Environmental Agenda …………………... 84
Rodrigo C. A. Lima and Fernanda K. Lemos
Carbon Markets and the Financing of Forestry, Agricultural, and Livestock Activities ………………………………………………………………….….……... 105
Ronaldo Seroa da Motta
Part II Technical Challenges and Innovation
Effects of Land Use Changes on Soil Biodiversity Conservation ………………. 121
Mercedes M. C. Bustamante, Francisco Calaça, Vinicius T. Pompermaier,
Maria Regina S. S. Silva and Rafaella Silveira
The Brazilian Way of Farming: Potential and Challenges to Agricultural Decarbonization……………………………………………………………………. 143
Camila D. de Sá, Niels Søndergaard, Luiz G. Barioni and Renato C. Camargo
Crop-Livestock-Forest Integration Systems as a Sustainable Production
Strategy in Brazil …………………………………………………………………... 162
Renato de A. R. Rodrigues, Isabel G. M. Ferreira, Júlia G. da Silveira,
Jacqueline J. N. da Silva, Felipe M. Santos and Marcela C. G. da Conceição
Land Sparing and Sustainable Intensification within the Livestock Sector …… 182
Marcelo C. C. Stabile, Leila Harfuch, Wilton L. da Silva, Victor R. M. Couto and Gabriela Mota da Cruz
Green Digitalization? Agriculture 4.0 and Slow Environmental Governance
in Brazil …………………………………………………………………...…...…… 208
Vinícius Mendes and Eduardo Viola
Part III The Challenge of Inclusion
The (Un)Feasibility of Inclusive Rural Development in Brazil ……….…...……. 228
Zander Navarro and Maria Thereza M. Pedroso
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Brazilian Agriculture: Constraints and Opportunities to Sustainability ……………………….…...…… 249
Carolina Pinheiro
Bioeconomy: Brazilian Potential and Challenges …...………………….…...…… 272
Claudia C. König and Vanessa C. Pinsky
Part IV Public Governance
The Brazilian Forest Code: The Challenges of Legal Implementation …....…… 294
Joana Chiavari, Cristina L. Lopes and Lourdes de A. Machado
Brazilian Biofuel Governance: The Case of Brazilian Ethanol
and Renovabio ……………………………………………………………………… 314
Luciano Rodrigues and Leandro Gilio
Land Governance: Getting the Incentives Right …………………………....…… 338
Paulo Barreto and Brenda Brito
Part V Private Governance
Jurisdictional and Landscapes Approaches to Sustainability: Principles and Experiences from the Field in Brazil …………...…………………………....…… 370
Fernando Sampaio
Tracing and Monitoring to Achieve Deforestation-Free Supply Chains
in Brazil ……………………………………….….…………………………....…… 398
André M. Nassar and Taciano M. Custódio
Private governance: Multistakeholder Initiatives and Moratoriums …………... 426
André L. Guimarães, Marcelo C. C. Stabile and Paulo Moutinho
