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An Evaluation of Protected Area Policies in the European Union

Grupp, Tristan Earle; Mishra, Prakash; Reynaert, Mathias; … - 2023

of land and climate attributes. We conclude that European conservation efforts lack ambition because policymakers select …

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The Market for Conservation and Other Hostages

Harstad, Bård - 2013

A conservation good (such as a tropical forest) is owned by a seller who is tempted to consume (or cut), but a buyer … benefits more from conservation. The seller does conserve if the buyer is expected to buy, but the buyer is unwilling to pay as … long as the seller conserves. This contradiction implies that the market for conservation cannot be efficient and …

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Effects of Protected Areas on Forest Cover Change and Local Communities: Evidence from the Peruvian Amazon

Miranda, Juan José; Corral, Leonardo; Blackman, Allen; … - 2014

Protected areas are a cornerstone of forest conservation in developing countries. Yet we know little about their …

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Holzpreise: Baustoff und Energieträger

Tandetzki, Julia; Weimar, Holger - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 102 (2022) 7, pp. 503

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The opportunity costs of environmental exclusion zones for renewable energy deployment

Lehmann, Paul; Tafarte, Philip - 2023

Exclusion zones, like protected areas or setback distances, are the most common policy instrument to mitigate environmental impacts of human land-use, including the deployment of renewable energy sources. While exclusion zones may provide environmental benefits, they may also bring about...

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Green procurement through Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification in the private sector: Perceptions and willingness to buy of private companies from Romania

Petrescu, Dacinia Crina; Bran, Florina; Radulescu, … - In: Amfiteatru Economic Journal 22 (2020) 53, pp. 42-56

Companies can contribute to the achievement of the sustainability goals through their procurement function when they opt for green procurement. In the current paper, the authors focused on the procurement of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified products. Having known that attitudes...

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The Environmental Impacts of Protected Area Policy

Reynaert, Mathias; Souza-Rodrigues, Eduardo; van … - 2023

The world has pledged to protect 30 percent of its land and waters by 2030 to halt the rapid deterioration of critical ecosystems. We summarize the state of knowledge about the impacts of protected area policies, with a focus on deforestation and vegetation cover. We discuss critical issues...

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Enhancing the livelihoods of marginalized indigenous women through customary forests in Bali, Indonesia

Wibowo, Lukas R.; Hapsari, Maharani; Astuti, Rini; … - 2023

This study examines how, why, and under what conditions marginalized women of customary communities can contribute and gain access to the benefits of the social forestry programme. We found that customary communities' dependence on forest resources creates a structure that divides labour and...

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Climate policy integration in a land use system with ecological thresholds

Lopez, Martin - In: Economic and Environmental Studies (E&ES) 19 (2019) 1, pp. 113-135

The land use sector is an area with high potential to pursue mitigation and adaptation goals alike. However, due to the complexity derived from managing landscapes with multiple objectives and the lack of tools to assess the outcome, this potential is presumably subtilized in practice. In order...

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Abatement and Transaction Costs of Carbon-Sink Projects Involving Smallholders

Cacho, Oscar; Lipper, Leslie - 2007

Agroforestry projects have the potential to help mitigate global warming by acting as sinks for greenhouse gasses. However, participation in carbon-sink projects may be constrained by high costs. This problem may be particularly severe for projects involving smallholders in developing countries....

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