Table 1. Important historical events and relevant forest policy changes in Acre, Brazil and Pando, Bolivia. These events continue to affect property rights, the diversity of forest products currently exploited, and ultimately, the frequency of Brazil nut thefts.
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Acre, Brazil |
Pando, Bolivia |
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1876–1910: Rubber boom (migration to
region) |
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1903: Acre ceded from Bolivia to Brazil (Fifer
1970) |
1870s: Nicolas Suarez founds Suarez Hermanos
rubber company (Fifer 1970) |
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1910–1940: Decline in rubber economy;
Diversification of production to include Brazil nut harvesting and
agriculture |
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1912: Malaysian plantation rubber pierces global market
(Weinstein 1983) |
1933: Brazil nut processing plant inaugurated in
Xapurí, Acre, exporting canned nuts to the U.S.
(Wadt et al. 2008) |
1931–1935: Suarez Co. introduces a Brazil nut shelling
company by a mostly female labor force (Fifer 1970) |
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1940–1945: Renewed demand for
rubber |
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1942: Brazil–U.S. Washington Accords to recruit
Brazilian rubber tappers to Amazon (Sobrinho 1992) |
Suarez and Hermanos control 80% of rubber
production in Brazil–Bolivia border (Fifer 1970) |
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1950–1990s: Brazil nuts replace rubber
as main forest product |
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1986: Removal of Brazilian subsidy for rubber that had
been extended to Bolivian producers |
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1990s: New policies for extractive
communities |
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1990: Extractive Reserves |
1996: Forestry Law and Agrarian Reform
Law |
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