Negative incentives and sustainability in the amazonian logging industry

Abstract

ResumoO presente texto investiga a existência de um lock-in, ou Códigos JEL B52; C63; Q23. AbstractThis paper investigates the existence of lock-in of low technology and high environmental impact on Brazilian Amazon logging industry. The research employed evolutionary economics as a theoretical basis, especially the concept of technological trajectories. The duality of decisions involving logging -conventional logging (CL) versus reduced-impact logging (RIL) -was studied. An agent-based simulation model -in which decision-making under bounded rationality is based on a genetic algorithmwas implemented in Java programming language. Results demonstrate the existence of lock-in, producers aversion to risks, greater operational effi ciency of sustainable logging, and benefi ts derived from a policy of environmental bonuses, both in economic and ecological terms.

Segurança Hídrica Na Área Da Resex De São João Da Ponta - Rio Mocajuba (Pa)

“…Os preços reduzidos da terra e a produtividade apenas um pouco mais alta, torna as pastagens de média e larga escalas mais lucrativas na Amazônia do que em outras regiões do Brasil (RIVERO et al, 2009;FARIAS et al, 2017). Em São João da Ponta destacam-se principalmente a criação de bovinos, caprinos, suínos e aves (IBGE, 2015).…”