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applied over the course of the coming century shows that although some deforestation is optimal in the near term, in the … absence of climate change regulation, the desirability of further deforestation is eliminated by mid-century. Although adverse … prices lead to significant deforestation and higher greenhouse gas emissions than in the baseline. Imposition of a global …
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Livestock systems globally are changing rapidly in response to human population growth, urbanization, and growing incomes. This paper discusses the linkages between burgeoning demand for livestock products, growth in livestock production, and the impacts this may have on natural resources, and...
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, continues degrading by rapid deforestation, which is expected to continue despite policies to prevent it. Current international …, lending support to international efforts to reduce deforestation in the Amazon …
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deforestation, pollution, and carbon intensities. Per capita emissions follow a $J$-curve. Specifically, poverty reduction occurs …
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deforestation (by 29 percent compared to controls), with effects being larger for those that have been in the program the longest … of the United Nations Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. The data also show that …
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This paper develops and applies a spatial econometric model that links road upgrading to forest clearing and biodiversity loss in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. The paper uses 500-meter cells to estimate the relationship between the rate of forest clearing in a cell and its distance to...
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A rainforest can be modeled as a dynamic asset subject to various risks, including risk of fire. Any small part of the forest can be in one of two states: either untouched by forest fire, or already damaged by fire, in which case there is both a local forest loss and increased dryness over a...
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under the United Nations Collaborative Program on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing …
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A significant portion of the world?s forests that are eligible for Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest …
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