Community-based environmental protection in the Brazilian Amazon: Recent history, legal landmarks and expansion across protected areas
Community-based environmental protection in the Brazilian Amazon: Recent history, legal landmarks and expansion across protected areas Export citation Globally, community-based initiatives are effective in protecting ecosystems and the species within them. In this paper, we analyze the emergence and large-scale expansion of a community-based environmental protection system (the Voluntary Environmental Agents Program – VEA Program) in the Brazilian Amazon and identify factors that have determined its success since its inception, 25 years ago. Collective actions to protect the environment in ...