The purpose of this lecture note is to summarise different research results about the impact of macro-level factors and “extra-sectoral” policies on tropical forest cover. Specifically, we are interested in the forest margins - i.e. the spatial transition zone between tropical forests and convert...
Wunder, Sven
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Verbist, B.
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[The impact of trade and macroeconomic policies on frontier deforestation]
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The impact of trade and macroeconomic policies on frontier deforestation
The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD) commissioned this report from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) to summarize the current state of negotiations towards a decision in Co...
Verchot, Louis V.
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Petkova, E.
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[The state of REDD negotiations: consensus points, options for moving forward and research needs to support the process]
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The state of REDD negotiations: consensus points, options for moving forward and research needs to support the process
This synthesis paper gives an economic perspective on the analysis of deforestation. Ecuador provides a versatile picture of factors affecting forest loss throughout different periods, regions and ecosystems. The main fieldwork was carried out over 18 months in 1994-5 and focused on semi-structur...
Nasi, Robert
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Mayaux, P.
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Bayol, N.
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Billand, A.
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[Carbon stocks and land cover change estimates in Central Africa - where do we stand?]
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Carbon stocks and land cover change estimates in Central Africa - where do we stand?
This paper evaluates Bolivian's recent experience of giving municipal government a role in forest management. It first provides background information on Bolivia's decentralisation policies, including the 1994 Popular Participatiion Law and the 1996 forestry law. It then presents case studies of ...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Pacheco, P.
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Johnson, J.
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Pavez, I.
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Vallejo, C.
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Velez, R.
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[Local governments and forests in the Bolivian lowlands]
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Local governments and forests in the Bolivian lowlands
DeFries, R.
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Achard, F.
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Brown, S.
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Herold, Martin
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Schlamadinger, B.
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Souza, C. de
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[Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation in developing countries: Considerations for monitoring and measuring]
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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation in developing countries: Considerations for monitoring and measuring
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
The role of shifting cultivation in deforestation in Indonesia has been an area of great debate. Some claim this farming system is the main cause of forest cover loss. Others claim that - far from being damaging - it is a key means for the conservation and sustainable management of remaining fore...
Sunderlin, William D.
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[Shifting cultivation and deforestation in Indonesia: steps toward overcoming confusion in the debate]
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Shifting cultivation and deforestation in Indonesia: steps toward overcoming confusion in the debate
Kaimowitz, D.
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[La economica politica de las reformas ambientales en America Latina]
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La economica politica de las reformas ambientales en America Latina
This paper first provides a brief overview of what are and what represent forest ecosystem services. Then it considers the issues of price and valuation, and shows that valuation itself is not a solution but merely a tool. Considering then the reasons of the overall degradation of forest ecosyste...
Nasi, Robert
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Wunder, Sven
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Campos, J.J.
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[Forest ecosystem services: can they pay our way out of deforestation?]
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Forest ecosystem services: can they pay our way out of deforestation?