Ecosystem protection and poverty alleviation in the tropics: perspective from a historical evolution of policy making in the Brazilian Amazon

The research analyzes the influence of international programs and the content of national policies on the environment-poverty nexus in the Brazilian Amazon, finding a historical dichotomy between environmental and developmental agendas.

• The analysis reveals a tension between environmental programs and their social effectiveness, as well as a divide between environmental and developmental agendas, although recent efforts have attempted to integrate ecosystem service protection and poverty alleviation jointly.
• Policy efforts have primarily focused on indigenous and traditional populations, leaving other rural and urban poor populations underserved.
• While international forums have been critical to the development of regional policy, they have often been outweighed by development interests.
• Effective policies for ecosystem services and poverty alleviation must be regional and context-specific, emphasizing secure rights, access to natural resources, and market integration for local communities.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Ecosystem protection and poverty alleviation in the tropics: perspective from a historical evolution of policy making in the Brazilian Amazon. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/ecosystem-protection-and-poverty-alleviation-in-the-tropics-perspective-from-a-historical-evolution-of-policy-making-in-the-brazilian-amazon/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Ecosystem protection and poverty alleviation in the tropics: perspective from a historical evolution of policy making in the Brazilian Amazon. 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/ecosystem-protection-and-poverty-alleviation-in-the-tropics-perspective-from-a-historical-evolution-of-policy-making-in-the-brazilian-amazon/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025ecosystem, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Ecosystem protection and poverty alleviation in the tropics: perspective from a historical evolution of policy making in the Brazilian Amazon}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/ecosystem-protection-and-poverty-alleviation-in-the-tropics-perspective-from-a-historical-evolution-of-policy-making-in-the-brazilian-amazon/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }