Definitions
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- adjective Characterized by seeking to
extract as much of a high-demandresource as possible from aforested area in as short a time as possible.
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Examples
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In Brazil there are at least 10 marine extractivist reserves where destructive fishing is banned and local populations have the right to carry out their traditional livelihoods and the help monitor activities.
Greenpeace UK - Comments nigelbiggs 2010
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In Brazil there are at least 10 marine extractivist reserves where destructive fishing is banned and local populations have the right to carry out their traditional livelihoods and the help monitor activities.
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In Brazil there are at least 10 marine extractivist reserves where destructive fishing is banned and local populations have the right to carry out their traditional livelihoods and the help monitor activities.
Greenpeace UK - Comments HelenK 2010
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Slide 7: © WWF-Brasil / Zig Koch The book about the discussions on the creation of the extractivist reserve.
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