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REDD and forest transition: Tunneling through the environmental Kuznets curve

Culas, Richard J. - In: Ecological Economics 79 (2012) C, pp. 44-51

negotiations. New initiatives from REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) could provide financial … analyzed for the REDD policy within the framework of an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) for deforestation. The EKC models are … REDD policy as specific to each region. …

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A review of the spatial economics of non-timber forest product extraction: Implications for policy

Albers, H.J.; Robinson, E.J.Z. - In: Ecological Economics 92 (2013) C, pp. 87-95

support conservation, or REDD protocols. Using the literature review as a lens, we discuss the models' implications for these …

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Comparing land-use alternatives: Using the ecosystem services concept to define a multi-criteria decision analysis

Fontana, Veronika; Radtke, Anna; Bossi Fedrigotti, Valérie - In: Ecological Economics 93 (2013) C, pp. 128-136

In landscape planning, land-use types need to be compared including the ecosystem services they provide. With multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA), ecological economics offers a useful tool for environmental questions but mostly case-specific criteria are applied. This, however, makes it...

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Are community-based forest enterprises in the tropics financially viable? Case studies from the Brazilian Amazon

Humphries, Shoana; Holmes, Thomas P.; Kainer, Karen; … - In: Ecological Economics 77 (2012) C, pp. 62-73

Brazilian Amazon, where it has been heavily subsidized for the last ten years. Yet knowledge of the financial viability and … Brazilian Amazon: Ambé, an industrial-scale, upland forest operation producing logs in a national forest, in Pará state; ACAF, a …

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Does trading non-timber forest products drive specialisation in products gathered for consumption? Evidence from the Brazilian Amazon

Morsello, Carla; Delgado, Juliana Aparecida da Silva; … - In: Ecological Economics 100 (2014) C, pp. 140-149

Diversification is a hallmark of family-based rural production, but what happens when autarkic rural communities integrate into markets? Economic theory predicts that households will maintain diversified strategies when faced with risk; however, many studies have claimed that openness to markets...

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Assessing sustainable forest management under REDD+: A community-based labour perspective

Bottazzi, Patrick; Cattaneo, Andrea; Rocha, David Crespo; … - In: Ecological Economics 93 (2013) C, pp. 94-103

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation plus (REDD+) encourages economic support for reducing …-offs between local livelihoods, carbon emission reduction, and the cost-effectiveness of a REDD+programme. Looking at first …-hand empirical data from 208 farming households in the Bolivian Amazon from a household economy perspective, our study explores two …

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