Although protected areas, or “parks”, are among the leading policy tools used to stem tropical deforestation, rigorous … relatively little deforestation—have only recently begun to appear. An important open question is how the stringency of …

Indonesia now has the highest deforestation rate in the world, with an average increase of about 47,600 ha per year. As … small amount focuses on the relationship between migration and deforestation. Migration may contribute to the forest cover … investigates the relationship between recent in-migration and deforestation in Indonesia. By combining available population census …

This paper investigates the impact of structural adjustment policies on deforestation taking place when the … deforestation by squatters is used for policy simulations. The opportunity cost of migrating to the frontier does not simply depend … is driven by increasing poverty in rural areas. Noticeably, there are policies which initially intensify deforestation …

Much of the guidance about potential impacts of reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) speculates …

paper summarizes the key findings of a three-year study of deforestation in Oaxaca, one of Mexico’s prime regions for … growing shade coffee. First, we find that deforestation during the 1990s was significant. Second, the loss of tree cover can …