Tropical forests are estimated to release approximately 1.7 PgC per year as a result of deforestation. Avoiding … tropical deforestation could potentially play a significant role in carbon mitigation over the next 50 years if not longer …. Many policymakers and negotiators are skeptical of our ability to reduce deforestation effectively. They fear that if …

The rate of deforestation in Africa is of paramount concern not only to the future of Africa, but also to the world … deforestation. Using generalized linear mixed models and generalised estimating equations, we were able to calculate expected …

This study explores the effect of trade openness on deforestation. Previous studies do not find a clear effect of trade … openness on deforestation. We use updated data on the annual rate of deforestation for 142 countries from 1990 to 2003, treat … an increase in trade openness increases deforestation for non-OECD countries while slowing down deforestation for OECD …

Individual countries considering participating in a Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD …) mechanism need information on what it would cost them to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and how to … the country would benefit from such sales; (iii) how they might be able to actually reduce deforestation so as to generate …

’s forests. This report examines the available evidence on the impacts of the crisis on deforestation and land use in the … sectors. (c) The primary mechanism through which deforestation trends are likely to have been affected is through changes in … source of concern. (d) There is little evidence to support the more alarmist fears of vastly accelerated deforestation …

This paper explores the causes of deforestation and biodiversity loss in Guatemala and is organized into 4 parts. First …, an overview about deforestation in Guatemala from 1950-2000 is provided, and the relationship between deforestation and … biodiversity loss is explored. Secondly, some underlying causes of deforestation are examined. While caution is needed about many …

This paper explores the causes of deforestation and biodiversity loss in Guatemala and is organized into 4 parts. First …, an overview about deforestation in Guatemala from 1950-2000 is provided, and the relationship between deforestation and … biodiversity loss is explored. Secondly, some underlying causes of deforestation are examined. While caution is needed about many …

With an estimated loss of up to 20 million ha of forest over the past decade, deforestation in Indonesia has come to …

they can achieve. The present paper, elucidates the issue of deforestation and degradation in reserved forests of Assam in …