Large-scale land acquisitions often take place in developing countries which are also known for their corruption …-friendliness caused by weak institutional frameworks. We hypothesize that corruption indeed leads to more land deals. We argue that … large-scale land deals indeed occur more often in countries with higher levels of corruption. The estimated effects are also …

cover increased between 1990 and 2010. As "forests" is a heterogeneous group, a biodiversity-corrected Forestation Index is … positive impact on biodiversity) and monocultures (that are debatable with that respect). OLS regression is used to reveal …

issues: climate change and biodiversity. Involvement of governments and a reference framework provided by intergovernmental …

The world has pledged to protect 30 percent of its land and waters by 2030 to halt the rapid deterioration of critical … econometric advancements, shifting focus to direct measures of biodiversity, filling the knowledge gap on the effect of protected …

change mitigation, climate change adaptation, biodiversity, desertification, and local environmental issues). Data collected …