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Voter Response to Conservation Policies in Madagascar

Moser, Christine M. - In: World Development 64 (2014) C, pp. 93-103

International conservation groups pour millions of dollars into developing countries to help preserve resources and set conservation priorities, but critics argue that affected populations are often excluded from the decision-making process. In 2003 many in the international community praised...

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Governance, Location and Avoided Deforestation from Protected Areas: Greater Restrictions Can Have Lower Impact, Due to Differences in Location

Pfaff, Alexander; Robalino, Juan; Lima, Eirivelthon; … - In: World Development 55 (2014) C, pp. 7-20

constraints on local economic development, also differ in their locations. Taking this into account, we estimate the deforestation … locations with unprotected locations that are similar in their characteristics relevant for deforestation. We find that … sustainable use protection, whose governance permits some local deforestation, is found on sites with high clearing threat. That …

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Land Tenure and Tropical Forest Carbon Management

Naughton-Treves, Lisa; Wendland, Kelly - In: World Development 55 (2014) C, pp. 1-6

This essay introduces five papers investigating land tenure issues related to conserving tropical forests via incentive-based strategies (e.g., PES, REDD+). After briefly reviewing key terms and concepts, we point to important contributions from the papers regarding (a) a deeper theoretical and...

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How are REDD+ Proponents Addressing Tenure Problems? Evidence from Brazil, Cameroon, Tanzania, Indonesia, and Vietnam

Sunderlin, William D.; Larson, Anne M.; Duchelle, Amy E.; … - In: World Development 55 (2014) C, pp. 37-52

This paper assesses proponent activities to address tenure insecurity in light of actions required for effective and equitable implementation of REDD+. Field research was carried out at 19 REDD+ project sites and 71 villages in Brazil, Cameroon, Tanzania, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Results show...

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Pecuária e desmatamento: uma análise das principais causas diretas do desmatamento na Amazônia [Ranching and deforestation: an analysis of the main direct causes of deforestation i...

Rivero, Sérgio; Almeida, Oriana; Ávila, Saulo; … - In: Nova Economia 19 (2009) 1, pp. 41-66

Cattle Ranching is the main causes of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon region. This paper analyses the proximate … causes of deforestation using linear regressions with panel data. The model evaluates the contribution of the main land uses … for deforestation from 2000 to 2006. Deforestation data from INPE-PRODES, number of heads of cattle, and area of temporary …

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Causas do desmatamento da Amazônia: uma aplicação do teste de causalidade de Granger acerca das principais fontes de desmatamento nos municípios da Amazônia Legal brasileira [Cause...

Diniz, Marcelo Bentes; Junior, José Nilo de Oliveira; … - In: Nova Economia 19 (2009) 1, pp. 121-151

Many are the factors indicated by the pertinent literature concerning the causes of deforestation in Brazilian Legal … variables suggested as important that explain the deforestation of the Legal Amazon, in the period from 1997 to 2006. The … empirical evidence that there is a bidirectional causality between deforestation and the areas of permanent and temporary …

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O impacto dos gastos do governo federal no desmatamento no Estado do Pará [The impact of federal government expenses on deforestation in the state of Pará]

Prates, Rodolfo Coelho; Serra, Maurício - In: Nova Economia 19 (2009) 1, pp. 95-116

The deforestation of the Amazon forest is one of the most important environmental problems faced by the Brazilian … government. The economic literature points to numerous factors responsible for deforestation, and many of these are, directly or … can influence, or mitigate, Amazonian deforestation. The state of Pará is used as a case study, as it presents the highest …

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Monitoring needs to transform Amazonian forest maintenance into a global warming-mitigation option

Fearnside, Philip - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 2 (1997) 2, pp. 285-302

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Linking Forest Tenure Reform, Environmental Compliance, and Incentives: Lessons from REDD+ Initiatives in the Brazilian Amazon

Duchelle, Amy E.; Cromberg, Marina; Gebara, Maria Fernanda - In: World Development 55 (2014) C, pp. 53-67

Pervasive tenure insecurity in developing countries is a key challenge for REDD+. Brazil, a leader in REDD+, has advanced efforts to link forest tenure reform and environmental compliance. We describe how these policies have shaped sub-national interventions with detailed data on land tenure and...

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Complex Tenure and Deforestation: Implications for Conservation Incentives in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Holland, Margaret B.; de Koning, Free; Morales, Manuel; … - In: World Development 55 (2014) C, pp. 21-36

This paper analyzes deforestation in areas of overlapping land tenure in the northern Ecuadorian Amazon. We use a … significantly associated with changes in deforestation, even after controlling for multiple factors. Deforestation slows … dramatically in the latter time period; and model results link parks with reduced deforestation. The same is true for lands where …

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