The authors develop an endogenous sample selection model to investigate how forest dependence influences a household's decision to participate in forest co-management program. Using data from Chimaliro and Liwonde forest reserves in Malawi, The authors find that where forests primarily have a gap...
Jumbe, C.B.L.
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Angelsen, A.
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[Forest dependence and participation in CPR management: empirical evidence from forest co-management in Malawi]
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Forest dependence and participation in CPR management: empirical evidence from forest co-management in Malawi
This article, which synthesizes the results of more than 140 economic models analyzing the causes of tropical deforestation, raises significant doubts about many conventional hypotheses in the debate about deforestation. More roads, higher agricultural prices, lower wages, and a shortage of off-f...
Angelsen, A.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Rethinking the causes of deforestation: lessons from economic models]
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Rethinking the causes of deforestation: lessons from economic models
This paper examines the causes of agricultural land expansion and deforetstion in Tanzania. In the theoretical section, two different -- and partly contradicting -- sets of hypotheses are outlined. These are based on a subsistence approach, emphasising the food or income requirements of farm hous...
Angelsen, A.
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Shitindi, E.F.K.
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Aarrestad, Johnstein
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[Why do farmers expand their land into forests?: theories and evidence form Tanzania]
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Why do farmers expand their land into forests?: theories and evidence form Tanzania
Twenty million people live in or near Indonesia' s natural forests. The country's humid tropical forests are primarily in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Irian Jaya. A devastating regional economic crisis that began in mid-1997 affected Indonesia more strongly than any other country in Asia. A...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Resosudarmo, I.A.P.
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Rianto, E.
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Angelsen, A.
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[The effect of Indonesia's economic crisis on small farmers and natural forest cover in the outer islands]
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The effect of Indonesia's economic crisis on small farmers and natural forest cover in the outer islands
Twenty million people live in or near Indonesia' s natural forests. The country's humid tropical forests are primarily in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Irian Jaya. A devastating regional economic crisis that began in mid-1997 affected Indonesia more strongly than any other country in Asia. A...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Resosudarmo, I.A.P.
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Rianto, E.
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Angelsen, A.
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[Dampak krisis ekonomi Indonesia terhadap petani kecil dan tutupan hutan alam di luar Jawa]
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Dampak krisis ekonomi Indonesia terhadap petani kecil dan tutupan hutan alam di luar Jawa
Angelsen, A.
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Dokken, T.
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[Environmental reliance, climate exposure, and vulnerability: a cross-section analysis of structural and stochastic poverty]
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Environmental reliance, climate exposure, and vulnerability: a cross-section analysis of structural and stochastic poverty
Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Achdiawan, R.
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Angelsen, A.
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Babigumira, R.
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Ickowitz, A.
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Paumgarten, F.
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Reyes García, Victoria
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Shively, G.
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[Challenging perceptions about men, women, and forest product use: a global comparative study]
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Challenging perceptions about men, women, and forest product use: a global comparative study
Wunder, Sven
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Angelsen, A.
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Belcher, B.
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[Forests, Livelihoods, and Conservation: Broadening the Empirical Base]
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Forests, Livelihoods, and Conservation: Broadening the Empirical Base
Reyes García, Victoria
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Babigumira, R.
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Pyhälä, A.
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Wunder, Sven
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Zorondo-Rodríguez, F.
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Angelsen, A.
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[Subjective wellbeing and income: empirical patterns in the rural developing world]
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Subjective wellbeing and income: empirical patterns in the rural developing world