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The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Biological Resources is a guide by RMI that outlines three primary actions for cities to manage biological resources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: organic waste diversion, urban forestry, and the promotion of plant-based diets.

This research paper examines how recent regulatory changes in Brazil's transport infrastructure—specifically highways, railways, and ports—impact agricultural productivity. The authors argue that a general trend toward more complex regulation seeks to limit private profits, which in turn erodes investment incentives and operational efficiency, necessitating costly public subsidies.

This policy brief by the Climate Policy Initiative and PUC-Rio argues that regulatory inefficiencies in Brazil's road, rail, and port sectors have hindered infrastructure quality and agricultural productivity. It recommends shifting away from restrictive regulations and implicit subsidies toward a balanced public-private framework that ensures fair returns for investors and improves service quality.

This policy brief by the Climate Policy Initiative and PUC-Rio argues that Brazil's agricultural productivity is hindered by inefficient transport infrastructure and a volatile regulatory environment. The authors suggest that realigning incentives for private investors in the highway, rail, and port sectors is essential to unlock investment and reduce high transportation costs.

This fact sheet from the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes transport infrastructure challenges in Brazil, specifically regarding agricultural grain transport, and proposes regulatory reforms to improve competitiveness and private investment.

This infographic from the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes the impact of transport infrastructure on agricultural productivity and export costs in Brazil, specifically comparing the routes from Cuiabá to the ports of Santarém and Santos.

A 2004 proposal from the Center for Weather Forecast and Climate Studies (CPTEC) of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) to become an Affiliated Institution of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). The proposal outlines a two-year renewable program to provide research internships for personnel from IAI member countries focusing on climate variability in the Americas.