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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
This work is helped by the CNPq (through the ENVIAIR project 
linked to the CNPq-INRIA relations), the IAI (Inter American 
Institute) for Global Change Research through the CRN2 
project: “Land use change in the Rio de la Praia Basin : linking 
biophysical and human factors to predict trends, assess impacts 
and support viable strategies for the future ”, the ANR (Agence 
Nationale de la Recherche) through the DURAMAZ project : 
“Sustainable development in the Brazilian Amazonia” and the 
European Union through the SENSOR-TTCproject: “Land use 
change, biofuels and rural development in the La Plata Basin 
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