Lisa Rausch
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Lisa Rausch
@llrausch
geographer. Brazilianist. Boston Terrier walker.






In order to fulfill their role as the cornerstone of forest conservation, Protected Areas need to be protected. New research via @UWMadison detailing how livestock producers encroached on protected areas in the Amazon has been selected as a feature paper for @Land_MDPI


Last publication by our colleague @moffanny with @DanielPhaneuf3, @llraush, and Holly Gibbs in @GEC_Journal: this article creates a new database to measure the market value of formal land titles and compliance with environmental regulation in Brazil. doi.org/10.1016/j.gloe…


🐮 In this @FbdnStories investigation, @Youssr_Youssef dives deeper into Brazil's beef industry and how it contributes to #climatechange through deforestation. buff.ly/3OVp8Ie


Recently, the presidency highlighted “Amazon Connect," a @USAID project and partners with @NelsonInstitute professor Holly Gibbs' lab. Amazon Connect is part of the U.S. government’s response to #climatechange, job creation & global forest conservation. bit.ly/3mHxwMo

Human rights and conservation groups are disputing Minnetonka-based Cargill Inc.'s land deal for a new port in Brazil as the country's forests and native vegetation continue to be razed for soy and cattle. startribune.com/cargills-bid-t…

Protecting the #Amazon has never been so important: That’s why we are thrilled to announce Solidaridad’s new USAID-funded ‘Amazonia Connect’ activity, promoting deforestation-free production in Brazil, Colombia and Peru. Stay tuned for more info! loom.ly/UsHS97c

















