This paper reviews the shifts in thinking as reflected in eight recent books that discuss deforestation in the Amazon. It looks first at whether the land uses that replace forests are profitable and sustainable without subsidies and then examines how technology, tenure, credit, and roads affect d...
Is agroforestry likely to reduce deforestation? Most agroforesters for the past 15 years have said "yes", some adding "by about 5 ha of reduced deforestation per ha of agroforestry adopted". The authors argue, nevertheless, that in many cases the answer is likely to be either "it depends" or even...
Asian policymakers need to know how changes in land uses and practices related to forests affect flooding, dry season stream flow, and water quality. Based on their beliefs about these relations, policymakers often ban logging or introduce expensive projects. Many key stakeholders believe that lo...
Researchers have long argued that improved livestock technologies and intensification will reduce the pressure on Latin America's forests. This article combines economic theory with insights from seven case studies to examine under what conditions technological change will reduce (or increase) fo...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Angelsen, A.
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[Will livestock intensification help save Latin America's tropical forest?]
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Will livestock intensification help save Latin America's tropical forest?
Tomich, Thomas P.
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Cattaneo, Andrea
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Chater, S.
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Geist, H.J.
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Gockowski, J.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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Lambin, E.F.
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Lewis, J.
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Ndoye, O.
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Palm, C.A.
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Stolle, F.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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Valentim, J.F.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Vosti, S.A.
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[Balancing agricultural development and environmental objectives: assessing tradeoffs in the humid tropics]
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Balancing agricultural development and environmental objectives: assessing tradeoffs in the humid tropics
This paper analyzes geo-referenced data to elucidate the relations between deforestation and access to roads and markets, attributes of the physical environment, land tenure, and zoning policies in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It presents separate models for Santa Cruz as a whole and for seven different ...
Mertens, B.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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Puntodewo, A.
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Vanclay, J.K.
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Mendez, P.
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[Modeling deforestation at distinct geographic scales and time periods in Santa Cruz, Bolivia]
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Modeling deforestation at distinct geographic scales and time periods in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
A preliminary insight into how structural adjustment policies (SAPs) may have affected deforestation and forest degradation in the lowland tropical forests of Bolivia, Cameroon and Indonesia. It presents tentative hypotheses regarding how changes in prices, costs, incomes and government services ...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Erwidodo.
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Ndoye, O.
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Pacheco, P.
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Balanza, P.P.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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[Considering the impact of structural adjustment policies on forests in Bolivia, Cameroon and Indonesia]
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Considering the impact of structural adjustment policies on forests in Bolivia, Cameroon and Indonesia
This paper explains the ways in which, and the extent to which, public policy measures might be used to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation.Inappropriate deforestation is a signifanct problem: 1. deforestation generally causes negative externalities that generate cost to society not refle...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Byron, R.N.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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[Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation]
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Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation
Forests cover between 17 and 19 million ha of the Central American isthmus. Most of this is broadleaved forest on the Atlantic side of the isthmus. The size and contribution of these forests vary greatly between the Central American countries, from Belize, with over 80% of its land in forests, to...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Paupitz, J.
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[Forests, policies and people on the Central American agricultural frontier]
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Forests, policies and people on the Central American agricultural frontier