Landholders’ perceptions on legal reserves and agricultural intensification: Diversity and implications for forest conservation in the eastern Brazilian Amazon

Autores
Pinillos, Daniel; Poccard Chapuis, René; Bianchi, Felix J.J.A.; Corbeels, Marc; Timler, Carl A.; Tittonell, Pablo Adrian; Ramos Ballester, Maria Victoria; Schulte, Rogier P.
Año de publicación
2021
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Forest conservation on privately owned lands is a cornerstone of the Brazilian environmental policy framework. Brazilian legislation requires that all farms in the country maintain and protect forest areas known as Legal Reserves. Since Legal Reserves have major implications for forest conservation and agricultural production, it is key that we understand landholders’ perceptions towards Legal Reserves. We applied Q methodology to identify different perspectives of medium and large landholders on Legal Reserves and their relation to agricultural intensification in the municipality of Paragominas, eastern Amazon. We conducted 31 interviews in which landholders sorted 36 statements in a quasi-normal distribution array. Three groups of landholders were identified: 1) Land use planning enthusiasts (n = 16) were interested in zoning initiatives to explore alternative landscape designs and legislation that may deliver better conservation and production outcomes; 2) Agrochemical-based agriculture supporters (n = 7) held the most critical views against Legal Reserves and perceived their costs as higher than the potential environmental and life quality benefits; 3) Policy complacentmarket responders (n = 4) showed no interest in Legal Reserves reforms and were the most market driven group.. While Paragominas has achieved notable successes in halting large-scale deforestation through a social “Green Municipality” pact, addressing persisting forest degradation and fragmentation in the region remains a key priority. Local governance initiatives that account for multi-stakeholder perceptions on forest conservation can foster dialogue and mutual understanding to effectively conserve and restore Legal Reserves. Insights on large landholders’ perceptions on Legal Reserves can inform such governance processes to reconcile forest conservation and sustainable agricultural intensification in Paragominas.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Pinillos, Daniel. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Poccard Chapuis, René. University of Montpellier. Agroecology and Sustainable Intensification of Annual Crops; Francia
Fil: Bianchi, Felix J.J.A. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Corbeels, Marc. University of Montpellier. Agroecology and Sustainable Intensification of Annual Crops; Francia
Fil: Timler, Carl A. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Ramos Ballester, Maria Victoria. Universidad de Sao Paulo. Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture; Brasil
Fil: Schulte, Rogier P. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fuente
Forest Policy and Economics 129 : Art. 102504 (Agosto 2021)
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Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica
Protección Forestal
Amazonas (Brasil)
Reservas Forestales
Biodiversity Conservation
Forest Protection
Amazonas (Brazil)
Forest Reserves
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spelling Landholders’ perceptions on legal reserves and agricultural intensification: Diversity and implications for forest conservation in the eastern Brazilian AmazonPinillos, DanielPoccard Chapuis, RenéBianchi, Felix J.J.A.Corbeels, MarcTimler, Carl A.Tittonell, Pablo AdrianRamos Ballester, Maria VictoriaSchulte, Rogier P.Conservación de la Diversidad BiológicaProtección ForestalAmazonas (Brasil)Reservas ForestalesBiodiversity ConservationForest ProtectionAmazonas (Brazil)Forest ReservesForest conservation on privately owned lands is a cornerstone of the Brazilian environmental policy framework. Brazilian legislation requires that all farms in the country maintain and protect forest areas known as Legal Reserves. Since Legal Reserves have major implications for forest conservation and agricultural production, it is key that we understand landholders’ perceptions towards Legal Reserves. We applied Q methodology to identify different perspectives of medium and large landholders on Legal Reserves and their relation to agricultural intensification in the municipality of Paragominas, eastern Amazon. We conducted 31 interviews in which landholders sorted 36 statements in a quasi-normal distribution array. Three groups of landholders were identified: 1) Land use planning enthusiasts (n = 16) were interested in zoning initiatives to explore alternative landscape designs and legislation that may deliver better conservation and production outcomes; 2) Agrochemical-based agriculture supporters (n = 7) held the most critical views against Legal Reserves and perceived their costs as higher than the potential environmental and life quality benefits; 3) Policy complacentmarket responders (n = 4) showed no interest in Legal Reserves reforms and were the most market driven group.. While Paragominas has achieved notable successes in halting large-scale deforestation through a social “Green Municipality” pact, addressing persisting forest degradation and fragmentation in the region remains a key priority. Local governance initiatives that account for multi-stakeholder perceptions on forest conservation can foster dialogue and mutual understanding to effectively conserve and restore Legal Reserves. Insights on large landholders’ perceptions on Legal Reserves can inform such governance processes to reconcile forest conservation and sustainable agricultural intensification in Paragominas.Estación Experimental Agropecuaria BarilocheFil: Pinillos, Daniel. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; HolandaFil: Poccard Chapuis, René. University of Montpellier. Agroecology and Sustainable Intensification of Annual Crops; FranciaFil: Bianchi, Felix J.J.A. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; HolandaFil: Corbeels, Marc. University of Montpellier. Agroecology and Sustainable Intensification of Annual Crops; FranciaFil: Timler, Carl A. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; HolandaFil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Ramos Ballester, Maria Victoria. Universidad de Sao Paulo. Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture; BrasilFil: Schulte, Rogier P. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; HolandaElsevier2021-11-01T12:17:30Z2021-11-01T12:17:30Z2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10635https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S13899341210011061389-9341https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102504Forest Policy and Economics 129 : Art. 102504 (Agosto 2021)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-09-11T10:23:58Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/10635instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-11 10:23:58.518INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Landholders’ perceptions on legal reserves and agricultural intensification: Diversity and implications for forest conservation in the eastern Brazilian Amazon
title Landholders’ perceptions on legal reserves and agricultural intensification: Diversity and implications for forest conservation in the eastern Brazilian Amazon
spellingShingle Landholders’ perceptions on legal reserves and agricultural intensification: Diversity and implications for forest conservation in the eastern Brazilian Amazon
Pinillos, Daniel
Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica
Protección Forestal
Amazonas (Brasil)
Reservas Forestales
Biodiversity Conservation
Forest Protection
Amazonas (Brazil)
Forest Reserves
title_short Landholders’ perceptions on legal reserves and agricultural intensification: Diversity and implications for forest conservation in the eastern Brazilian Amazon
title_full Landholders’ perceptions on legal reserves and agricultural intensification: Diversity and implications for forest conservation in the eastern Brazilian Amazon
title_fullStr Landholders’ perceptions on legal reserves and agricultural intensification: Diversity and implications for forest conservation in the eastern Brazilian Amazon
title_full_unstemmed Landholders’ perceptions on legal reserves and agricultural intensification: Diversity and implications for forest conservation in the eastern Brazilian Amazon
title_sort Landholders’ perceptions on legal reserves and agricultural intensification: Diversity and implications for forest conservation in the eastern Brazilian Amazon
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pinillos, Daniel
Poccard Chapuis, René
Bianchi, Felix J.J.A.
Corbeels, Marc
Timler, Carl A.
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
Ramos Ballester, Maria Victoria
Schulte, Rogier P.
author Pinillos, Daniel
author_facet Pinillos, Daniel
Poccard Chapuis, René
Bianchi, Felix J.J.A.
Corbeels, Marc
Timler, Carl A.
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
Ramos Ballester, Maria Victoria
Schulte, Rogier P.
author_role author
author2 Poccard Chapuis, René
Bianchi, Felix J.J.A.
Corbeels, Marc
Timler, Carl A.
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
Ramos Ballester, Maria Victoria
Schulte, Rogier P.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica
Protección Forestal
Amazonas (Brasil)
Reservas Forestales
Biodiversity Conservation
Forest Protection
Amazonas (Brazil)
Forest Reserves
topic Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica
Protección Forestal
Amazonas (Brasil)
Reservas Forestales
Biodiversity Conservation
Forest Protection
Amazonas (Brazil)
Forest Reserves
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Forest conservation on privately owned lands is a cornerstone of the Brazilian environmental policy framework. Brazilian legislation requires that all farms in the country maintain and protect forest areas known as Legal Reserves. Since Legal Reserves have major implications for forest conservation and agricultural production, it is key that we understand landholders’ perceptions towards Legal Reserves. We applied Q methodology to identify different perspectives of medium and large landholders on Legal Reserves and their relation to agricultural intensification in the municipality of Paragominas, eastern Amazon. We conducted 31 interviews in which landholders sorted 36 statements in a quasi-normal distribution array. Three groups of landholders were identified: 1) Land use planning enthusiasts (n = 16) were interested in zoning initiatives to explore alternative landscape designs and legislation that may deliver better conservation and production outcomes; 2) Agrochemical-based agriculture supporters (n = 7) held the most critical views against Legal Reserves and perceived their costs as higher than the potential environmental and life quality benefits; 3) Policy complacentmarket responders (n = 4) showed no interest in Legal Reserves reforms and were the most market driven group.. While Paragominas has achieved notable successes in halting large-scale deforestation through a social “Green Municipality” pact, addressing persisting forest degradation and fragmentation in the region remains a key priority. Local governance initiatives that account for multi-stakeholder perceptions on forest conservation can foster dialogue and mutual understanding to effectively conserve and restore Legal Reserves. Insights on large landholders’ perceptions on Legal Reserves can inform such governance processes to reconcile forest conservation and sustainable agricultural intensification in Paragominas.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Pinillos, Daniel. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Poccard Chapuis, René. University of Montpellier. Agroecology and Sustainable Intensification of Annual Crops; Francia
Fil: Bianchi, Felix J.J.A. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Corbeels, Marc. University of Montpellier. Agroecology and Sustainable Intensification of Annual Crops; Francia
Fil: Timler, Carl A. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Ramos Ballester, Maria Victoria. Universidad de Sao Paulo. Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture; Brasil
Fil: Schulte, Rogier P. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
description Forest conservation on privately owned lands is a cornerstone of the Brazilian environmental policy framework. Brazilian legislation requires that all farms in the country maintain and protect forest areas known as Legal Reserves. Since Legal Reserves have major implications for forest conservation and agricultural production, it is key that we understand landholders’ perceptions towards Legal Reserves. We applied Q methodology to identify different perspectives of medium and large landholders on Legal Reserves and their relation to agricultural intensification in the municipality of Paragominas, eastern Amazon. We conducted 31 interviews in which landholders sorted 36 statements in a quasi-normal distribution array. Three groups of landholders were identified: 1) Land use planning enthusiasts (n = 16) were interested in zoning initiatives to explore alternative landscape designs and legislation that may deliver better conservation and production outcomes; 2) Agrochemical-based agriculture supporters (n = 7) held the most critical views against Legal Reserves and perceived their costs as higher than the potential environmental and life quality benefits; 3) Policy complacentmarket responders (n = 4) showed no interest in Legal Reserves reforms and were the most market driven group.. While Paragominas has achieved notable successes in halting large-scale deforestation through a social “Green Municipality” pact, addressing persisting forest degradation and fragmentation in the region remains a key priority. Local governance initiatives that account for multi-stakeholder perceptions on forest conservation can foster dialogue and mutual understanding to effectively conserve and restore Legal Reserves. Insights on large landholders’ perceptions on Legal Reserves can inform such governance processes to reconcile forest conservation and sustainable agricultural intensification in Paragominas.
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