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Forest Vocation Lands and Forest Policy : When Simpler is Better
Rente Nascimento, Jose - 2007
The paper discusses basic facts and frameworks about the externalities associated with lands covered with forests, such as externalities related to soil and water; biodiversity and genetic resources preservation; carbon sequestration and stock; and aesthetic, option and existence values. The...
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Politics of forests and environmental data : innovation from above, innovation from below, and conflicts over land use and property in Sweden
Alarcón, Cristián - In: Italian review of agricultural economics 78 (2023) 2, pp. 39-52
data in Sweden. The term politics of data is used to analyse data production orientated to productivity-oriented forestry … forest and forestry in Sweden. By looking at data production from below, the paper attempts to bring a more dynamic … analysis of the paper is based on cases where the role of data production in discussions on forestry in Sweden show …
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Chapter 59 Land Use: Forest, Agriculture, and Biodiversity Competition
Sedjo, Roger A.; Simpson, R. David - In: Handbook of agricultural economics : volume 3: …, (pp. 2979-3007). 2007
Since at least the time of von Thünen's contributions to the subject, economists have been interested in explaining land use in the hinterlands. This interest has grown with increasing societal demands on remaining forested areas and concern for the nonmarket resources generated by such...
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Benefit Sharing and Conflict Transformation : Insights for and from REDD+ Forest Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Soliev, Ilkhom; Theesfeld, Insa; Abert, Eileen; … - 2022
In light of growing pressure on forests benefit sharing is increasingly gaining attention as a governance approach to facilitating more equitable and sustainable interactions and outcomes. While benefit sharing is one of the key components of REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and...
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Logging concessions, certification & protected areas in the Peruvian Amazon : forest impacts from combinations of development rights & land-use restrictions
Rico, Jimena; Panlasigui, Stephanie; Loucks, Colby J.; … - 2018
In this paper, we use geospatial data and difference-in-differences models to identify the deforestation effects, during 2000-2013, of the leading forest policies in the Peruvian Amazon: i) logging concessions, ii) third-party certification of concessions, and iii) Protected Areas (PAs). We find...
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Beyond Ostrom : randomized experiment of the impact of individualized tree rights on forest management in Ethiopia
Takahashi, Ryo; Ōtsuka, Keijirō; Tilahun, Mesfin; … - 2021
In this study, we argue that while community forest management is effective in protecting forest resources as argued by Ostrom, it may fail to provide proper incentives to take care of such resources because of collective sharing of benefits of forest management. This study proposes a mixed...
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Challenges and Opportunities With Native Forestry on Māori Land
Pohatu, Pia; O'Brien, Sophie; Mercer, Leo - 2021
; governance; accessing expertise and resourcing; communication; the logistics of native forestry establishment; and challenges … working relationships; providing support to develop robust business cases and planting plans for native forestry; tailoring … traditionally engaged with native forestry …
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The Safety-Net Use of Non Timber Forest Products
Delacote, Philippe - 2009
Incompleteness of insurance markets is a crucial weakness of developing countries. In this context, the poor households of rural regions often exploit common property resources, such as forests, as insurance in case of economics stress. The aim of this paper is to derive the implications of this...
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Deforestation and Forest Land Use-Theory, Facts and Policy Implications
Panda, Bhagirathi - 2013
The social value of forestry in the effective forestry zone in the north eastern region of India is greater than its …
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RED versus REDD : biofuel policy versus forest conservation
Dixon, Peter B.; Meijl, Hans van; Rimmer, Maureen T.; … - In: Economic modelling 52 (2016), pp. 366-374
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