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  • Conservation Biology

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  • Economic activities, including agropastoral production, are driving significant land-use change globally.
  • Access to credit can influence producer decisions, potentially leading to forest expansion or increased yield efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the heterogeneous impacts of credit access on forest loss in Brazil's Amazon.
  • To differentiate credit effects based on local contexts influencing cattle and crop production.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of credit impacts across diverse local contexts in the Brazilian Amazon.
  • Distinguishing contexts based on factors affecting cattle and crop production.

Main Results:

  • Cattle credit exacerbates deforestation by promoting pasture expansion into native forests on remote frontiers.
  • Crop credit contributes to deforestation as farms expand over existing pastures and forest remnants.

Conclusions:

  • The impact of credit on forest loss is context-dependent, varying between cattle and crop production.
  • Understanding this heterogeneity is crucial for mitigating rural forest loss while supporting economic development.