Caption "TW 1. Stump in Kubusie forest. 1959.”

Caption "TW 2. Charred stem of old dead tree in receding forest at Nqantos are, Upper Kubusie, Stutterheim. 1959. The figures are 6 ft. tall so the fire must have swept about 25 ft. up the stem. 1959.”

Extract: “Forest Patch on LYNEDOCH farm, Baviaans River Valley, Bedford. This small patch of what can best be described as Woodland/ Forest by virtue of its hybrid condition as influenced by man's chopping activities down the years, lies at the head of what is called Grootkloof on this farm, and is the last patch of such forest up this otherwise dry valley in which the lower slopes receive a much lower precipitation than the upper heights under which the patch of forest persists by virtue of the extra moisture it receives from passing cloud. The forest patch is 27 km NW of Bedford town, and at about 1 000 m a.s.l.”

Caption "Badly overgrazed veld in Bantu territory at Middeldrift, King Wms Town [King William's Town] . Oct 1962. Note how odd trees have been left in what must once have been a well-wooded valley."

Caption "TW 1. Patch of isolated forest, Upper Kubusie. The lone Yellowwoods have been left standing by the receding forest 1959"

Caption "TW 10. Trees surviving amongst stones, near Mt. Coke, King Wms Town. June 1961. In native territory.”

Caption "TW 10. Belt of treed vegetation surviving in an outcrop of dolerite between Buffalo River & Mount Coke, King Wms Twn. June 1961. The trees are largely Olea verrucos and Cussonia spicata which have survived by growing out from the rockiness. Otherwise surrounded by grass.”

Caption "TW 11. Desecration by the GPO. A kloof remorselessly hacked for a new telephone line 1 mile s. Kei Road, K.W.T. This is the famous Crapkloof of immortal memory. 1962.”

Caption "TW 10. Podocarpus latifolius growing from rocks. Top Kologha Mt. Stutterheim. June 1961.”

Submitted by Débora de Avilez Calmon Nogueira da Gama (calmon5@hotmail.com) on 2015-07-06T17:33:27Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_Debora_Calmon_assinada.pdf: 920267 bytes, checksum: f645a0be9d2538f154cc4f3208251710 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by GILSON ROCHA MIRANDA (gilson.miranda@fgv.br) on 2015-07-28T13:00:34Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_Debora_Calmon_assinada.pdf: 920267 bytes, checksum: f645a0be9d2538f154cc4f3208251710 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Marcia Bacha (marcia.bacha@fgv.br) on 2015-07-30T12:56:11Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_Debora_Calmon_assinada.pdf: 920267 bytes, checksum: f645a0be9d2538f154cc4f3208251710 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-30T12:56:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_Debora_Calmon_assinada.pdf: 920267 bytes, checksum: f645a0be9d2538f154cc4f3208251710 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-05-22 / This work analyzes the connection between cattle ranching and deforestation, focusing on the livestock intensification as a method to reduce forest pressure. The first analyze is a business case with cattle ranches over Alta Floresta, where the internal return rate and livestock rate from each property were calculated and then correlated. Following, a study over the Censo Agropecuário 2006 data were realized in order to identify which variables weigh over livestock intensification rates. Results suggest that higher livestock intensification rates are not linked with higher internal return rates, showing the need of financial incentives in order to expand the implementation of this strategy. Furthermore, higher livestock intensification levels have a positive relation with higher deforestation rates within the properties, managers with higher education levels, they are placed where the land prices are higher and have better credit access. / Este trabalho analisa a relação entre pecuária e desmatamento, com enfoque sobre o papel da intensificação de pastagens como método de redução de pressões sobre florestas. Em um primeiro momento, foi realizado um estudo de caso com propriedades que aplicam um sistema de ciclo completo de pecuária em Alta Floresta, onde foram analisadas e correlacionadas as respectivas taxas internas de retorno e taxas de lotação. Em segundo momento, é realizada uma análise com dados do Censo Agropecuário 2006 onde o objetivo é identificar quais características comuns de propriedades de acordo com seu nível intensificação. Os resultados sugerem que níveis de intensificação mais relevantes não significam maior taxa de retorno para pecuaristas de pequeno porte, sugerindo assim que este grupo não tenha incentivos privados à adoção de técnicas de pecuária sustentável. Além disto, observa-se que existe uma relação positiva entre maiores níveis de intensificação e maior nível de desmatamento, assim como as pastagens mais intensificadas possuem dirigentes com melhores níveis educacionais, se encontram em locais onde o preço da terra é mais valorizado e tem melhor acesso ao mercado de crédito.