the economics of deforestation in the tropics. This combination of theory and empirics provides insights not only into the …Two factors have elevated recent academic and policy interest in tropical deforestation: first, the realization that it … forest loss at a fine spatial resolution across the globe. We then develop a simple benchmark model of deforestation based on …

The world has pledged to protect 30 percent of its land and waters by 2030 to halt the rapid deterioration of critical … ecosystems. We summarize the state of knowledge about the impacts of protected area policies, with a focus on deforestation and … summarize empirical evidence across multiple regions of the world. In most cases, protection has had at most a modest impact on …

Climate change is generating demonstrable harm around the world. Political and legal efforts have sought to associate …