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MODELING BIOENERGY, LAND USE, AND GHG EMISSIONS WITH FASOMGHG: MODEL OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF STORAGE COST IMPLICATIONS

BEACH, ROBERT H.; ZHANG, YUQUAN W.; MCCARL, BRUCE A. - In: Climate Change Economics (CCE) 03 (2012) 03, pp. 1250012-1

production has important implications for the forest and agriculture sectors, land use, trade, and net greenhouse gas (GHG …

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From colonization to “environmental soy”: A case study of environmental and socio-economic valuation in the Amazon soy frontier

Steward, Corrina - In: Agriculture and Human Values 24 (2007) 1, pp. 107-122

the Brazilian Amazon. The settlement history of the region contributes directly to the way in which soy agriculture is … Amazon forests, and the small farmers, or colonos, who are now being bought out by soy agribusiness are also rooted in this … the area, field research was conducted on the role of primary and secondary forests for soy production. Research also …

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Technical Change in Agriculture and Deforestation in Tropical Asia: An Analytical Framework

Jayasuriya, Sisira Kumara - Department of Economics and Finance, La Trobe Business … - 2000

enhancing technical changes in agriculture such as the Green Revolution in cereal grains. This paper presents an analytical …

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The role of human development on deforestation in Africa: a modelling-based approach

Asongu, Simplice A.; Jingwa, Brian A. - In: International Journal of Green Economics 6 (2012) 4, pp. 317-330

net loss of forests was 0.19% every year between 1990 and 2007. Human development, which involves life expectancy …

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Land use, biodiversity, and sustainability

Endres, Alfred; Radke, Volker - In: Journal of Economics 70 (1999) 1, pp. 1-16

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Forestry Taxation in Africa; The Case of Liberia

Thomas, Saji; Schwidrowski, Arnim - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

Countries generally tax the forestry sector to achieve the twin objectives of revenue maximization and sustainability of logging levels. In an ideal world of perfect markets and information, auctions would be the best instrument to determine the price of extraction rights. However, a number of...

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Transferable Development Rights and Forest Protection: An Exploratory Analysis

Chomitz, Kenneth M. - In: International Regional Science Review 27 (2004) 3, pp. 348-373

As agricultural frontiers expand, and habitats contract, potential conflicts between conservation and development goals increase. Transferable development rights (TDR) programs offer a means of minimizingthe opportunitycosts (in foregoneagricultural rents) of protectinga desired quantity of...

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Impacts of Native Vegetation and Biodiversity Regulations

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2004

Australian, state and territory regimes came under review for the Commission’s inquiry into native vegetation and biodiversity regulations. The Commission’s preliminary findings were released for public comment in December 2003. It found that the cost of farm regulations could be reduced if...

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The Effect of Decentralized Governance on Timber Extraction in European Russia

Wendland, Kelly; Lewis, David; Alix-Garcia, Jennifer - In: Environmental & Resource Economics 57 (2014) 1, pp. 19-40

“Good” governance is often promoted for economic growth, but its impact on natural resource use in developing and transitional economies is not well understood. For example, many scholars promote improved governance as a means to slow resource use, whereas others have found that better...

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A perfect storm? Indigenous rights within a national REDD+ readiness process in Peru

White, Douglas - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 19 (2014) 6, pp. 657-676

Recurring disagreements during national preparations to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) are contributing to policy reform at multiple scales. The objectives of this study are to (i) develop a general framework to characterise diverse stakeholder perspectives on...

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