This paper surveys the current state of knowledge concerning the value of the Amazon rainforest, including a survey of work to date to quantify changes in economic values when the rainforest cover changes. The focus is on local and regional impacts of forest loss or protection, including both...

This paper discusses the feedbacks between climate change, deforestation, and agricultural expansion and presents scenarios of agricultural demand and forest conservation and restoration policies in Brazil. In addition, it discusses the implications of these scenarios for food and befoul supply,...

Este artículo se examina la retroalimentación que existe entre cambio climático, deforestación y expansión agropecuaria, y presenta escenarios relativos a la demanda agropecuaria y a las políticas de conservación y recuperación forestal en Brasil. Asimismo, se examinan las implicancias...

Este artículo se examina la retroalimentación que existe entre cambio climático, deforestación y expansión agropecuaria, y presenta escenarios relativos a la demanda agropecuaria y a las políticas de conservación y recuperación forestal en Brasil. Asimismo, se examinan las implicancias...

This paper discusses the feedbacks between climate change, deforestation, and agricultural expansion and presents scenarios of agricultural demand and forest conservation and restoration policies in Brazil. In addition, it discusses the implications of these scenarios for food and befoul supply,...

The economic incentives for conversion to pasture in Mato Grosso Brazil are investigated using pastureland rents. Pastureland rents are estimated from physical and geographic determinants, and verified by predicting the location of conversion to pasture between 2001 and 2004. Results indicate...

This study contributes to the design of public policies for the forestry sector in Madre de Dios, Peru. We developed a timber rent model that estimates optimal stumpage fees and compared three scenarios of harvestable areas access versus two harvest methods to calculate potential revenues to the...