cattle ranching, land use and deforestation: comparative analysis of brazil, ecuador and peru

Cattle Ranching, Land Use And Deforestation:

Comparative Analysis of Brazil, Ecuador and Peru

Why ranching is important

Why ranching is important

• Land clearing for pastures is a main cause of deforestation

Why ranching is important

• Land clearing for pastures is a main cause of deforestation

• Poor management main cause of the expansion of pastures (further deforestation)

Why ranching is important

• Land clearing for pastures is a main cause of deforestation

• Poor management main cause of the expansion of pastures (further deforestation)

• “Pecuarizacao” in Brazil

Why ranching is important

• Land clearing for pastures is a main cause of deforestation

• Poor management main cause of the expansion of pastures (further deforestation)

• “Pecuarizacao” in Brazil

• Not observed in Peru and Ecuador

Why ranching is important

• Land clearing for pastures is a main cause of deforestation

• Poor management main cause of the expansion of pastures (further deforestation)

• “Pecuarizacao” in Brazil• Not observed in Peru and Ecuador• Promise of comparative study

Conceptual Framework

Cattle

Cattle

Yes

No

Cattle

Yes

No

Pasture

Cattle

Yes

No

Pasture MgtYes

No

Cattle

Yes

No

Pasture MgtYes

No

Def.

Cattle

Yes

No

Pasture MgtYes

No

Def.

Other Activities

Cattle

Yes

No

Pasture MgtYes

No

Def.

Other Activities

Decision 1 Decision 1 Decision 1

Cattle

Yes

No

Pasture MgtYes

No

Def.

Other Activities

Family subsist. market

Firms

Decision 1 Decision 1 Decision 1

Cattle

Yes

No

Pasture MgtYes

No

Def.

Other Activities

Family subsist. market

Firms

Decision 1 Decision 1 Decision 1

Local/Regional Context

Cattle

Yes

No

Pasture MgtYes

No

Def.

Other Activities

Family subsist. market

Firms

Decision 1 Decision 1 Decision 1

Local/Regional Context

National Context

Cattle

Yes

No

Pasture MgtYes

No

Def.

Other Activities

Family subsist. market

Firms

Decision 1 Decision 1 Decision 1

Local/Regional Context

National Context

Global Context

Cattle

Yes

No

Pasture MgtYes

No

Def.

Other Activities

Family subsist. market

Firms

Decision 1 Decision 1 Decision 1

Local/Regional Context

National Context

Global Context

Scale

Marketing Chains

Marketing Chains

• Defined

Producer Consumer

Producer Consumer

Marketing Chains

• Defined

Marketing Chains

• Defined

• Why important?

Marketing Chains

• Defined

• Why important?– Buyers set the price

Marketing Chains

• Defined

• Why important?– Buyers set the price– Buyers set the terms (quality, quantity,

frequency)

Marketing Chains

• Defined

• Why important?– Buyers set the price– Buyers set the terms (quality, quantity,

frequency)

• Price & terms influence 3 critical decisions

Marketing Chains

• Defined

• Why important?– Buyers set the price– Buyers set the terms (quality, quantity,

frequency)

• Price & terms influence 3 critical decisions

• Altering the marketing chain can alter rate of deforestation

Costs Benefits

Opportunities Constraints

Producer Consumer

Marketing Chain

Producer Consumer

Marketing Chain

Local/Regional Context

National Context

Global Context

Significant Variants

Significant Variants

• In the relative power of different actors

Producer Consumer

Marketing Chain

Producer Consumer

Producer Consumer

Marketing Chain

Producer Consumer

Producer Consumer

Significant Variants

• In the relative power of different actors

Significant Variants

• In the relative power of different actors

• Presence of multiple marketing chains

Consumer

Producer

Consumer

Significant Variants

• In the relative power of different actors

• Presence of multiple marketing chains

• Networks between links in multiple chains

Consumer

Producer

Consumer

Summary

• Comparative analysis: Brazil, Peru, Ecuador

Summary

• Comparative analysis: Brazil, Peru, Ecuador

• Factors that promote:

Summary

• Comparative analysis: Brazil, Peru, Ecuador

• Factors that promote:– investment in cattle (decision 1)

Summary

• Comparative analysis: Brazil, Peru, Ecuador

• Factors that promote:– investment in cattle (decision 1)– pasture management (decision 2)

Summary

• Comparative analysis: Brazil, Peru, Ecuador

• Factors that promote:– investment in cattle (decision 1)– pasture management (decision 2)– deforestation (decision 3)

Summary

• Comparative analysis: Brazil, Peru, Ecuador

• Factors that promote:– investment in cattle (decision 1)– pasture management (decision 2)– deforestation (decision 3)

• Influence of marketing chains

Summary

• Comparative analysis: Brazil, Peru, Ecuador

• Factors that promote:– investment in cattle (decision 1)– pasture management (decision 2)– deforestation (decision 3)

• Influence of marketing chains

• Targeting public policy to mutable points