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Dynamics of Indirect Land-Use Change : Empirical Evidence from Brazil
Andrade de Sá, Saraly - 2015
The expansion of a given land use may affect deforestation directly if forests are cleared to free land for this use …. Unlike direct land conversion, indirect land-use changes affecting deforestation are not immediately observable. They require … deforestation. This indirect land-use effect is shown to be a dynamic process materializing over 10 to 15 years …
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Socioeconomic impacts of land restoration in agriculture : a systematic review
Malan, Mandy; Berkhout, Ezra; Duchoslav, Jan; Voors, Maarten - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 4 (2024) 2, pp. 1-18
Land restoration programmes are an increasingly popular tool to reduce degradation and increase livelihoods. This study aims to summarize the available evidence on the socioeconomic impacts of interventions aiming to promote land restoration or prevent land degradation, including agroforestry,...
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Deforestation Rate in the Long-Run : The Case of Brazil
Di Corato, Luca; Moretto, Michele; Vergalli, Sergio - 2017
In this article we study the long-run average rate of forest conversion in Brazil. Deforestation results from the … benefits plays a relevant role in deterring deforestation. We find that these benefits, if growing at a sufficiently high rate … deforestation. We indicate the Brazilian states where forests are expected to be saturated earlier. In this respect, we find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014125528
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Deforestation rate in the long-run : the case of Brazil
Di Corato, Luca; Moretto, Michele; Vergalli, Sergio - 2016
In this article we study the long-run average rate of forest conversion in Brazil. Deforestation results from the … benefits plays a relevant role in deterring deforestation. We find that these benefits, if growing at a sufficiently high rate … deforestation. We indicate the Brazilian states where forests are expected to be saturated earlier. In this respect, we find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011547513
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Deforestation and Government Conservation Policies
Di Corato, Luca - 2013
short-run, increases the average rate of deforestation and reduces the expected time for total conversion in the long run …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013079306
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Land-use change and solar energy production : a real option approach
Gazheli, Ardjan; Di Corato, Luca - 2011
In this paper a real option model is developed to examine the critical factors affecting the decision to lease agricultural land to a company installing a PV power plant. The leasing payment is certain while the net revenues from agriculture are uncertain. We identify the profit values at which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009382876
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Farmland investments in Africa : what's the deal?
Di Corato, Luca; Hess, Sebastian - 2014 - This version: December 12, 2013
Large-scale foreign investments in African farmland are rising and may contribute to agricultural productivity growth and economic development. However, host countries sometimes have to wait longer for the economic benefits to arrive than initially expected. In this respect, the timing of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010253463
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Land-Use Change and Solar Energy Production : A Real Option Approach
Gazheli, Ardjan - 2015
In this paper a real option model is developed to examine the critical factors affecting the decision to lease agricultural land to a company installing a PV power plant. The leasing payment is certain while the net revenues from agriculture are uncertain. We identify the profit values at which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013037301
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Farmland Investments in Africa : What's the Deal?
Di Corato, Luca - 2014
Large-scale foreign investments in African farmland are rising and may contribute to agricultural productivity growth and economic development. However, host countries sometimes have to wait longer for the economic benefits to arrive than initially expected. In this respect, the timing of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013057262
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Aspects of Land Use in Slash and Burn Agriculture
Batabyal, Amitrajeet A.; Dug Man Lee - 2014
In this note we first develop a formal model of land use by shifting cultivators when these cultivators can select whether to plant a cash crop or a food or subsistence crop. Second, we analyze the land quality accumulation decision faced by swidden cultivators and we demonstrate how to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014074236