Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 67
Cover Image
Institutions and forest management : a case study from Swat, Pakistan
Kruseman, Gideon <jr.> (contributor);  … - 2008
Deforestation in the North western part of Pakistan is a long standing problem. The Forestry Department, as formal … process has not resulted in less deforestation. From the policy perspective this has been leading to stated intentions to … statutory law. In this article we explore the mechanisms behind the deforestation and try to uncover mechanisms to reverse the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003715417
Cover Image
The potential of REDD+ for carbon sequestration in tropical forests : supply curves for carbon storage for Kalimantan, Indonesia
Indrajaya, Yonky; Van der Werf, Edwin; Weikard, Hans-Peter - 2015
We study the potential of tropical multi-age multi-species forests for sequestering carbon in response to financial incentives from REDD+. The use of reduced impact logging techniques (RIL) allows a forest owner to apply for carbon credits whereas the use of conventional logging techniques (CL)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348906
Cover Image
Export tariffs combined with public investments as a forest conservation policy instrument
Schwerhoff, Gregor; Wehkamp, Johanna - 2017
The forest conservation policy instrument REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) is … that it is possible to combine export tariffs with public investments such that deforestation decreases, while agricultural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011644074
Cover Image
The effect of forest access on the market for fuelwood in India
Bošković, Branko; Chakravorty, Ujjayant; Pelli, Martino; … - 2018
Fuelwood collection is often cited as the most important cause of deforestation in developing countries. Use of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011862937
Cover Image
Effects of protected areas on forest cover change and local communities : evidence from the Peruvian Amazon
Miranda, Juan José; Corral, Leonardo; Blackman, Allen; … - 2014
Protected areas are a cornerstone of forest conservation in developing countries. Yet we know little about their effects on forest cover change or the socioeconomic status of local communities, and even less about the relationship between these effects. This paper assesses whether 'win-win'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011289495
Cover Image
Heavy industry in a rural tropical ecosystem
Christiansson, Carl; °Ashuvud, Johan - 1985 - Repr
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000009174
Cover Image
Conservation and optimal use of rangelands
Perrings, Charles; Walker, Brian W. - 2003
In previous papers we have considered the optimal mix of biodiversity in semi-arid rangelands, focusing on the steady state. This paper addresses the question of conservation in the optimal use of rangelands. That is, it considers the optimal trajectory of biodiversity change. There are two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011593374
Cover Image
Exportation of timber in Ghana : the menace of illegal logging operations
Sarfo-Mensah, Paul (contributor) - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003358873
Cover Image
The economic and environmental effects of an EU ban on illegal logging imports : insights from a CGE assessment
Bosello, Francesco; Parrado, Ramiro; Rosa, Renato - 2010
Illegal logging is widely recognized as a major economic problem and one of the causes of environmental degradation. Increasing awareness of its negative effects has fostered a wide range of proposals to combat it by major international conservation groups and political organizations. Following...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008729121