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Toward a Policy of Sustainable Forest Management in Brazil

A Historical Analysis

Onil Banerjee

University of Florida, onil{at}rmgeo.com

Alexander J. Macpherson

University of Florida

Janaki Alavalapati

Virginia Tech

Understanding the forces that drove policy in the past can inform expectations of the effectiveness of policy implementation today. Forest policies of countries with forested frontiers transition through stages of forest management, reflecting the orientation of governments toward economic development. The article follows Brazilian national forest policy from the early 20th century from colonization to protectionism, during which extrasectoral policies largely served to marginalize forest policy. More recently, profound changes in Brazil's governance structures, civil society's progressively important role in influencing policy, and recognition of the biophysical importance of forests have fostered an emerging vision of the Amazon as a region whose primary vocation is sustainable forest management. The sustainable management phase of forest policy development and the approval of Brazil's first Public Forest Management Law, given the current socioeconomic, political, and environmental context, present an unprecedented opportunity for increasing the relevance of forest policy in shaping land use.

Key Words: forest policy • Public Forest Management Law • forest concessions • Brazil • sustainable forest management

The Journal of Environment & Development, Vol. 18, No. 2, 130-153 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1070496509333567
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