Forests in lowland Bolivia suffer from severe deforestation caused by different types of agents and land use activities. We identify three major proximate causes of deforestation. The largest share of deforestation is attributable to the expansion of mechanized agriculture, followed by cattle ran...
Muller, R.
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Muller, D.
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Schierhorn, F.
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Gerold, G.
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Pacheco, P.
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[Proximate causes of deforestation in the Bolivian lowlands: an analysis of spatial dynamics]
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Proximate causes of deforestation in the Bolivian lowlands: an analysis of spatial dynamics
DeFries, R.
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Fanzo, J.C.
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Remans, R.
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Palm, C.
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Wood, S.
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Anderman, T.L.
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[Metrics for land-scarce agriculture]
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Metrics for land-scarce agriculture
While slash-and burn farmers convert forest to agriculture, they also regenerate significant areas of secondary fallow forests on their farms. Under what conditions does secondary forest cover persist on slash-and-burn farms?. Survey data from Para, Brazil show that secondary forests accupy 20% o...
Smith, J.
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Ferreira, S.
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Kop, P. van de
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Ferreira, C.A.P.
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Sabogal, C.
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[The persistence of secondary forests on colonist farms in the Brazilian Amazon]
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The persistence of secondary forests on colonist farms in the Brazilian Amazon
Common understanding of the causes of land-use and land-cover change is dominated by simplifications which, in turn, underlie many environment-development policies. This article tracks some of the major myths on driving forces of land-cover change and proposes alternative pathways of change that ...
Lambin, E.F.
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Turner, B.L.
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Geist, H.J.
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Agbola, S.J.
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Angelsen, A.
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Bruce, J.W.
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Coomes, O.T.
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Dirzo, R.
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Fischer, G.
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Folke, C.
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[The causes of land-use and land-cover change: moving beyond the myths]
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The causes of land-use and land-cover change: moving beyond the myths
This paper analysis the effects of technological change in agriculture on forest clearing by households in developing countries. The possible effects are found to be many and diverse, depending on the type of change and the institutional context. It concludes that agricultural intensification is ...
Soest, D.P. van
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Bulte, E.H.
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Angelsen, A.
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Kooten, G.C. van
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[Technological change and tropical deforestation: a perspective at the household level]
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Technological change and tropical deforestation: a perspective at the household level
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
Forest-based farmers are faced with rapidly changing economic opportunities due to many factors. In response, farmers are changing their main economic activities and land uses. This study compares the financial costs and benefits of the principal land use options in two sub-districts of East Kali...
Belcher, B.
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Rujehan
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Imang, N.
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Achdiawan, R.
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[Rattan, rubber, or oil palm: cultural and financial considerations for farmers in Kalimantan]
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Rattan, rubber, or oil palm: cultural and financial considerations for farmers in Kalimantan
Evidence is presented to show that there is a growing disparity between public perception and scientific evidence relating to the causes of floods, their impacts, and the benefits of mitigation measures. It is suggested that this disparity has arisen through the extensive promotion of certain lan...
Calder, I. R. C.
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Aylward, B.
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[Forest and floods: Moving to an evidence-based approach to watershed and integrated flood management]
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Forest and floods: Moving to an evidence-based approach to watershed and integrated flood management
Miombo woodlands cover vast areas of southern Africa. Of comparatively little interest for export-oriented commercial logging, they are part of a complex system of rural land use that integrates woodland management with crops and livestock. There is also evidence that woodland resources are exten...
Dewees, P. A.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Katerere, Y.
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Sitoe, A.
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Cunningham, A.B.
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Angelsen, A.
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Wunder, Sven
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[Managing the Miombo woodlands of Southern Africa: policies, incentives and options for the rural poor]
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Managing the Miombo woodlands of Southern Africa: policies, incentives and options for the rural poor
The Guinean rain forest (GRF) of West Africa, identified over 20 years ago as a global biodiversity hotspot, had reduced to 113,000 km2 at the start of the new millennium which was 18% of its original area. The principal driver of this environmental change has been the expansion of extensive smal...
Gockowski, J.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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[Cocoa intensification scenarios and their predicted impact on CO2 emissions, biodiversity conservation, and rural livelihoods in the Guinea rain forest of West Africa]
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Cocoa intensification scenarios and their predicted impact on CO2 emissions, biodiversity conservation, and rural livelihoods in the Guinea rain forest of West Africa