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Evaluating the spillover effects of rural credit and policies on land use change in the Mato Grosso Amazon Biome, Brasil Cover

Evaluating the spillover effects of rural credit and policies on land use change in the Mato Grosso Amazon Biome, Brasil

Environmental & Socio-economic Studies
Volume 14 (2026): Issue 1 (March 2026)
By: Marcos Rodrigues,  Raysa Palheta Borges and  Ângelo Augusto Ebling  
Open Access
|Mar 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/environ-2026-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2354-0079
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Language: English
Page range: 49 - 59
Submitted on: Apr 23, 2025
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Accepted on: Dec 22, 2025
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Published on: Mar 3, 2026
Published by: University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Natural Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
cattle ranching,
deforestation,
environmental fines,
soybean,
spatial econometrics
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geography,
Atmospheric science and climatology,
Life sciences,
Plant science,
Ecology

© 2026 Marcos Rodrigues, Raysa Palheta Borges, Ângelo Augusto Ebling, published by University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Natural Sciences
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