A widespread belief among development and forest researchers and practitioners holds that technological progress in tropical agriculture is good for forest conservation. Higher yield enables farmers to produce the same amount of food on less agricultural land. The alternative view suggests that p...
Kaimowitz, D.
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[Livestock and deforestation in Central America in the 1980s and the 1990s: a policy perspective]
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Livestock and deforestation in Central America in the 1980s and the 1990s: a policy perspective
As international concern over tropical deforestation has grown over the last ten years, researchers have sought to understand the causes of deforestation and possible solutions using quantitative economic models. This book reviews the results and methodology of over 150 of these models and synthe...
This study analyses seven factors used to explain the conversion of forest to pasture in Central America between 1979 and 1994: 1) favourable markets for livestock products; 2) subsidised credit and road construction; 3) land-tenure policies; 4) limited technological change in livestock productio...
Kaimowitz, D.
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[Livestock and deforestation in Central America in the 1980s and 1990s: a policy perspective]
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Livestock and deforestation in Central America in the 1980s and 1990s: a policy perspective
Este documento examina até onde a América Latina avançou na busca de uma agricultura mais sustentável, e alguns fatores que explicam esse grau de avanço. Pretende-se efetuar um balanço global do quanto percorremos, quais são os obstáculos no caminho e até onde é realista pensar chegar. Por agricu...
The most important change in land use in Central America in the last 40 years has been the widespread conversion of forest to pasture. The literature presents a number of explanations for this expansion. Depending on which factors are believed to be important, the prognosis and policy recommendat...
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