Deforestation policies in Mexico need to recognize heterogeneity in communitys' management schemes. In communities that … deforestation. In communities with other livelihoods, deforestation decreases with the community's ability to form a coalition that …

now exist in Mexico are not sustainable and contribute to the deforestation problem. …Explaining land use change in Mexico requires understanding the behavior of the local institutions involved. We develop … two theories to explain deforestation in communities with and without forestry projects, where the former involves a …