This paper investigates the apparent paradox of the mid 2000’s sharp reduction in the deforestation of the Brazilian … estimate the effects of well-known drivers in the deforestation process, such as cattle herd and soybean crops, as well as the … effect of the conservation policy. The results suggest that the policy not only had a direct effect of reducing deforestation …

This paper proposes an environmental DSGE model with deforestation of a tropical rain forest. The forest can be used to … the taxation of the deforestation activity. We calibrate the model for the Brazilian economy, and show that it predicts a … procyclical deforestation, and that a more stringent policy reduces the volatility of deforestation. Moreover, technological …

results document substantial increases in deforestation and forest fires in the year prior to local elections. Additionally …, oil palm plays a crucial role in driving deforestation dynamics. Variations in global market prices of palm oil are … closely linked to deforestation in areas which are geo-climatically best suited for growing oil palm and they amplify the …