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This paper addresses under what circumstances technological change in agriculture is likely to increase deforestation and when it will decrease it. It identifies four sets of variables that influence these outcomes: the type of technological change involved, the farmers' socio-economic profile, t...


Angelsen, A.Kaimowitz, D.[Can new technologies in agriculture save the forests?]Can new technologies in agriculture save the forests?

Cameroon and Indonesia are two countries that have received much attention in the literature on tropical deforestation. Both have also experienced devastating economic crises and subsequent macroeconomic adjustment policies. Through a contrast of the two countries' experiences, this chapter explo...


Sunderlin, William D.Resosudarmo, I.A.P.Ndoye, O.[Economic crises, small farmers and forest cover in Cameroon and Indonesia]Economic crises, small farmers and forest cover in Cameroon and Indonesia

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...


Angelsen, A.Kaimowitz, D.[Forest cover and agricultural technology]Forest cover and agricultural technology
Autor: Pacheco, P.

This chapter analyses the causes of deforestation and forest degradation in the Bolivian Amazon. The study predicated on the assumption that the factors involved have less to do with the forest sector itself than with events that take place within the country's political, economic, and social are...


Pacheco, P.[Deforestation and forest degradation in lowland Bolivia]Deforestation and forest degradation in lowland Bolivia

Making sure that we will continue to have enough to eat is at the heart of our shared ambitions to mitigate climate change. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the convention that has guided us through the highs and lows of 18 rounds of annual negotiations, states ...


Vermeulen, Sonja J.[If we halt deforestation, will the world starve?]If we halt deforestation, will the world starve?
Autor: Kaimowitz, D.

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...


Kaimowitz, D.[O avanco da agricultura sustentavel na America Latina]O avanco da agricultura sustentavel na America Latina
Autor: Kaimowitz, D.

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...


Kaimowitz, D.[Policies affecting deforestation for cattle in Central America.]Policies affecting deforestation for cattle in Central America.
Kaimowitz, D.[La ganaderia hondurena: entre la esperanza de un crecimiento incluyente y sostenible y las amenazas del latifundio y la deforestacion]La ganaderia hondurena: entre la esperanza de un crecimiento incluyente y sostenible y las amenazas del latifundio y la deforestacion
Kaimowitz, D.[La transferencia de tecnologia para promover un desarrolo sostertible de la agricultura]La transferencia de tecnologia para promover un desarrolo sostertible de la agricultura

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