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Protected areas are a cornerstone of forest conservation in developing countries. Yet we know little about their effects on forest cover change or the socioeconomic status of local communities, and even less about the relationship between these effects. This paper assesses whether 'win-win'...
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impact of policy instruments on deforestation and reforestation processes as well as land-use dynamics and sustainability in …
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Since the mid-2000s, a global effort has been made to tackle deforestation and forest degradation in order to reduce … Bolivia, Ghana and Indonesia, three tropical forest countries. Slow progress has been made, but deforestation continues as a … 'deforestation-free products' is needed. In addition, the way forward requires the rights and responsibilities of stakeholders …
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In the context of decision making, the main challenge is the assessment of changes in natural capital stocks due to conversion of ecosystems for development purposes. Ecosystems are basically a spatial concept, so the natural approach is to use GIS to evaluate land cover changes. Basic economic...
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Keywords: land-use change, farm households, deforestation, meta-analysis, micro-level … countries. This is surprising, since evi-dence hints at high deforestation rates in South-East Asia due to logging activities …
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major driver of deforestation. Much of the forest in Jambi was cleared more than 20 years ago, and rubber was an established … activities, so indirect effects on deforestation are likely. The government's transmigration program of the 1980s and 1990s was …
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