Determinants of low deforestation in Bolivia are analysed, based on the Bolivian experience and general deforestation literature, and lessons are drawn for other countries with low deforestation. Weak domestic demand for agricultural products and poor transportation infrastructure are the princip...
Kaimowitz, D.
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[La ganaderia hondurena: entre la esperanza de un crecimiento incluyente y sostenible y las amenazas del latifundio y la deforestacion]
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La ganaderia hondurena: entre la esperanza de un crecimiento incluyente y sostenible y las amenazas del latifundio y la deforestacion
Kaimowitz, D.
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[La transferencia de tecnologia para promover un desarrolo sostertible de la agricultura]
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La transferencia de tecnologia para promover un desarrolo sostertible de la agricultura
Kaimowitz, D.
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[Patrones de uso de la tierra y el manejo de los recursos naturales en Centroamerica]
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Patrones de uso de la tierra y el manejo de los recursos naturales en Centroamerica
This paper contains an overview of the state of human health in and around forests, and the causal links between forests and human health. It identifies four central links between forests and human health, focusing on two central questions: 1. What are the human health conditions in and around fo...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Kaimowitz, D.
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Kishi, M.
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[Forests and human health in the tropics: some important connections]
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Forests and human health in the tropics: some important connections
Kaimowitz, D.
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[The end of the hamburger connection? Livestock and deforestation in Central America in the 1980s and 1990s]
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The end of the hamburger connection? Livestock and deforestation in Central America in the 1980s and 1990s
Tacconi, L.
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Moore, P.F.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Fires in tropical forests - what is really the problem?: lessons from Indonesia]
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Fires in tropical forests - what is really the problem?: lessons from Indonesia
Do improvements in agricultural technology protect or endanger tropical forests? This book examines this controversial issue. It includes both theoretical frameworks for analysing the issue as well as case studies covering a wide range of geographical regions, technologies, market conditions and ...
Aguelo, L.A.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Implicaciones institucionales y metodológicas para promover un patrón tecnológico más sostenible para la agricultura]
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Implicaciones institucionales y metodológicas para promover un patrón tecnológico más sostenible para la agricultura
Economic theory and empirical evidence suggest that building or improving roads near forests encourage forest clearing for land speculation, agriculture and other activities. Policies used to mitigate the dangers of forest road projects have failed in many countries. Practically all countries now...