This paper explores deforestation and asset accumulation among small scale farmers in tropical forests. In a two … accumulation options may or may not change the impacts of policy measures on deforestation, depending on labor market conditions …

. Using village-level panel data and satellite data on forest cover, I find that the average within-sample deforestation … response and the effect of deforestation on malaria cannot be explained by post-deforestation land use change, anti …-malarial programs or migration. The effect is specific to malaria, with deforestation having no discernible effect on other diseases …

Incentives for REDD − i.e., reductions in emissions from deforestation and degradation − motivate application of static …

Mexico, we compare the effectiveness of three conservation instruments in limiting deforestation and forest degradation … a spatial lag model of deforestation, we find that for preserving forest, PES is the most effective. Protected area …