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| economic impacts of deforestation: Global Deforestation Christiane Runyan, Paolo D'Odorico, 2016-04-18 Global Deforestation provides a concise but comprehensive examination of the variety of ways in which deforestation modifies environmental processes, as well as the societal implications of these changes. The book stresses how forest ecosystems may be prone to nearly irreversible degradation. To prevent the loss of important biophysical and socioeconomic functions, forests need to be adequately managed and protected against the increasing demand for agricultural land and forest resources. The book describes the spatial extent of forests, and provides an understanding of the past and present drivers of deforestation. It presents a theoretical background to understand the impacts of deforestation on biodiversity, hydrological functioning, biogeochemical cycling, and climate. It bridges the physical and biological sciences with the social sciences by examining economic impacts and socioeconomic drivers of deforestation. This book will appeal to advanced students, researchers and policymakers in environmental science, ecology, forestry, hydrology, plant science, ecohydrology, and environmental economics. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: The Dynamics of Deforestation and Economic Growth in the Brazilian Amazon Lykke E. Andersen, 2002-12-12 A multi-disciplinary team of authors analyze the economics of Brazilian deforestation using a large data set of ecological and economic variables. They survey the most up to date work in this field and present their own dynamic and spatial econometric analysis based on municipality level panel data spanning the entire Brazilian Amazon from 1970 to 1996. By observing the dynamics of land use change over such a long period the team is able to provide quantitative estimates of the long-run economic costs and benefits of both land clearing and government policies such as road building. The authors find that some government policies, such as road paving in already highly settled areas, are beneficial both for economic development and for the preservation of forest, while other policies, such as the construction of unpaved roads through virgin areas, stimulate wasteful land uses to the detriment of both economic growth and forest cover. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Economic Models of Tropical Deforestation: A Review David Kaimowitz, Arild Angelsen, 1998-01-01 Types of economic deforestation models. Household and firm-level models. Regional-level models. National and macro-level models. Priority areas for future research. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Deforestation Carlos Narciso Bouza Herrera, 2014 This book presents and analyzes some of the aspects in maintaining forest health. Deforestation is a very important issue in the evolution of the environment. Forests are disappearing and the causes are well-documented. The effects of using household fuelwood consumption, including those of resettlements and refugees, as well as the need for direct investments in the forest sector are studied. Some studies on the trends and drivers of deforestation, plant coverage, forest regeneration and tree trunk diameter estimations were developed using quantitative methods. The book is divided into two sections; the first one deals with the analysis of causes and the effects of deforestation; the second section is mainly related to a large variety of quantitative studies of deforestation. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Why Forests? Why Now? Frances Seymour, Jonah Busch, 2016-12-27 Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time—averting climate change and promoting development. Despite their importance, tropical forests and their ecosystems are being destroyed at a high and even increasing rate in most forest-rich countries. The good news is that the science, economics, and politics are aligned to support a major international effort over the next five years to reverse tropical deforestation. Why Forests? Why Now? synthesizes the latest evidence on the importance of tropical forests in a way that is accessible to anyone interested in climate change and development and to readers already familiar with the problem of deforestation. It makes the case to decisionmakers in rich countries that rewarding developing countries for protecting their forests is urgent, affordable, and achievable. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Economics of Deforestation Sven Wunder, 2000-07-19 Tropical forests are disappearing at an unaltered pace, giving way to alternative land uses. This book gives an economic perspective on deforestation. Following a survey of different deforestation definitions, theories and empirical evidence, a case-study of Ecuador provides a versatile historical picture of factors affecting forest loss throughout different periods, regions and ecosystems. It is shown that policy and market failures alone cannot explain rapid deforestation; decision-makers follow a composite economic rationale in their continuous clearing of forests which can only be counteracted by concerted action. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Ecology of Shallow Lakes Marten Scheffer, 2013-04-17 Ecology of Shallow Lakes brings together current understanding of the mechanisms that drive the diametrically opposite states of water clarity, shown by the cover paintings, found in many shallow lakes and ponds. It gives an outline of the knowledge gained from field observations, experimental work, and restoration studies, linked by a solid theoretical framework. The book focuses on shallow lakes, but the lucid treatment of plankton dynamics, resuspension, light climate and the role of vegetation is relevant to a much wider range of aquatic systems. The models that are used remain simple and most analyses are graphical rather than algebraic. The text will therefore appeal to students, scientists and policy makers in the field of ecology, fisheries, pollution studies and water management, and also to theoreticans who will benefit from the many real-world examples of topics such as predation and competition theory, bifurcation analysis and catastrophe theory. Perhaps most importantly, the book is a remarkable example of how large field experiments and simple models can catalyze our insight into complex ecosystems. Marten Scheffer wrote this book while at the Institute of Inland Water Management and Waste Treatment, RIZA, Lelystad, The Netherlands. He is currently at the Department of Water Quality Management and Aquatic Ecology of the Wageningen Agricultural University. Reviews `Much rarer are textbooks that so succinctly sum up the state-of-the-art knowledge about a subject that they become instant `bibles'. This book is one of these. It is probably one of the best biological textbooks I have read. Scheffer masterfully pulls all this information together under one cover and presents a coherent account, which will serve as a benchmark for the subject. The reader will not gain any great insight into the breeding biology of pike from this book, nor learn much about dragonflies or newts. They will, however, come to understand the essential nature of shallow lakes or, as the author puts it, `how shallow lakes work'. Overall, this book will be of great interest to practical and theoretical ecologists, students and managers in all fields of biology. All freshwater ecologists should certainly read it.' Simon Harrison in Journal of Ecology, 86 `The book by Scheffer can be seen as a milestone in the recognition of shallow lakes as a research topic in its own right. Scheffer uses three approaches concurrently to unravel the functioning of shallow lakes: 1) statistical analysis of large datasets from a variety of lakes; 2) simple abstract models made up of a few non-linear ordinary differential equations, which he calls `mini-models'; and 3) logical reasoning based on a mixture of results from fieldwork, experiments and models. What is new is that Scheffer links mathematics very nicely with what one feels is a correct description of the functioning of a shallow lake. Employing logical reasoning, Scheffer combines all these sources of knowledge into a general, coherent picture of the functioning of a shallow lake.' Wolf Mooij in Aquatic Ecology, 32 |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Causes of Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon Sérgio Margulis, 2004 Annotation This title studies the role of cattle ranching its dynamic and profitability in the expansion of deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia. It provides a social evaluation of deforestation in this region and presents and compares a number of different scenarios and proposed recommendations. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Deforestation Trends in the Congo Basin Carole Megevand, Aline Mosnier, 2013-01-25 This volume is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Sustainable Development Goals Pia Katila, Carol J. Pierce Colfer, Wil de Jong, Glenn Galloway, Pablo Pacheco, Georg Winkel, 2019-12-12 A global assessment of potential and anticipated impacts of efforts to achieve the SDGs on forests and related socio-economic systems. This title is available as Open Access via Cambridge Core. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Tropical Deforestation Thomas K. Rudel, Bruce Horowitz, 1993 The highly publicized obscenity trial of Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness (1928) is generally recognized as the crystallizing moment in the construction of a visible modern English lesbian culture, marking a great divide between innocence and deviance, private and public, New Woman and Modern Lesbian. Yet despite unreserved agreement on the importance of this cultural moment, previous studies often reductively distort our reading of the formation of early twentieth-century lesbian identity, either by neglecting to examine in detail the developments leading up to the ban or by framing events in too broad a context against other cultural phenomena. Fashioning Sapphism locates the novelist Radclyffe Hall and other prominent lesbians--including the pioneer in women's policing, Mary Allen, the artist Gluck, and the writer Bryher--within English modernity through the multiple sites of law, sexology, fashion, and literary and visual representation, thus tracing the emergence of a modern English lesbian subculture in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Drawing on extensive new archival research, the book interrogates anew a range of myths long accepted without question (and still in circulation) concerning, to cite only a few, the extent of homophobia in the 1920s, the strategic deployment of sexology against sexual minorities, and the rigidity of certain cultural codes to denote lesbianism in public culture. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Avoided Deforestation Charles Palmer, Stefanie Engel, 2009-04-01 Avoided deforestation can be characterized as the use of financial incentives to reduce rates of deforestation and forest degradation, with much of the focus on forests in tropical countries. While avoided deforestation, as a policy issue, is not new, the current debate in academic and policy circles on including it in future climate change mitigation strategies such as the Clean Development Mechanism is gathering pace – and this debate is only likely to intensify as negotiations continue over what should be included in the successor agreement to the Kyoto Protocol, which is set to expire in 2012. Up until now, however, the debate in terms of the scientific and economic implications of avoided deforestation has not been brought together. This book aims to bring together important research findings in the area along with their policy implications, whilst linking avoided deforestation to political economy as well as to the latest developments in environmental and natural resource economics. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Forest Degradation Around the World Mohd. Nazip Suratman, 2020 |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Moving Ahead with REDD: Issues, Options and Implications Arild Angelsen, 2008-01-01 |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Climate Change Johan Eliasch, 2008 First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World Dominick A. DellaSala, 2011 Temperate rainforests are biogeographically unique. Compared to their tropical counterparts, temperate rainforests are rarer and are found disproportionately along coastlines. Because most temperate rainforests are marked by the intersection of marine, terrestrial, and freshwater systems, these rich ecotones are among the most productive regions on Earth. Globally, temperate rainforests store vast amounts of carbon, provide habitat for scores of rare and endemic species with ancient affinities, and sustain complex food-web dynamics. In spite of their global significance, however, protection levels for these ecosystems are far too low to sustain temperate rainforests under a rapidly changing global climate and ever expanding human footprint. Therefore, a global synthesis is needed to provide the latest ecological science and call attention to the conservation needs of temperate and boreal rainforests. A concerted effort to internationalize the plight of the world’s temperate and boreal rainforests is underway around the globe; this book offers an essential (and heretofore missing) tool for that effort. DellaSala and his contributors tell a compelling story of the importance of temperate and boreal rainforests that includes some surprises (e.g., South Africa, Iran, Turkey, Japan, Russia). This volume provides a comprehensive reference from which to build a collective vision of their future. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, Policy and Global Affairs, Institute of Medicine, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, Panel on Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming, 1992-02-01 Global warming continues to gain importance on the international agenda and calls for action are heightening. Yet, there is still controversy over what must be done and what is needed to proceed. Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming describes the information necessary to make decisions about global warming resulting from atmospheric releases of radiatively active trace gases. The conclusions and recommendations include some unexpected results. The distinguished authoring committee provides specific advice for U.S. policy and addresses the need for an international response to potential greenhouse warming. It offers a realistic view of gaps in the scientific understanding of greenhouse warming and how much effort and expense might be required to produce definitive answers. The book presents methods for assessing options to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, offset emissions, and assist humans and unmanaged systems of plants and animals to adjust to the consequences of global warming. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: World Ecological Degradation Sing C. Chew, 2001 Deforestation, soil runoff, salination, pollution. While recurrent themes of the contemporary world, they are not new to us. In this broad sweeping review of the environmental impacts of human settlement and development worldwide over the past 5,000 years, Sing C. Chew shows that these processes are as old as civilization itself. With examples ranging from Ancient Mesopotamia to Malaya, Mycenaean Greece to Ming China, Chew shows that the processes of population growth, intensive resource accumulation, and urbanization in ancient and modern societies almost universally bring on ecological disaster, which often contributes to the decline and fall of that society. He then turns his eye to the development of the modern European world-system and its impact on the environment. Challenging us to change these long-term trends, Chew also traces the existence of environmental conservation ideas and movements over the span of 5,000 years. Can we do it? Look at Chew's evidence of the past five millennia and decide. Ideal for courses in environmental history, anthropology, and sociology, and world-systems theory. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Knowing the Salween River: Resource Politics of a Contested Transboundary River Carl Middleton, Vanessa Lamb, 2019-08-12 This open access book focuses on the Salween River, shared by China, Myanmar, and Thailand, that is increasingly at the heart of pressing regional development debates. The basin supports the livelihoods of over 10 million people, and within it there is great socio-economic, cultural and political diversity. The basin is witnessing intensifying dynamics of resource extraction, alongside large dam construction, conservation and development intervention, that is unfolding within a complex terrain of local, national and transnational governance. With a focus on the contested politics of water and associated resources in the Salween basin, this book offers a collection of empirical case studies that highlights local knowledge and perspectives. Given the paucity of grounded social science studies in this contested basin, this book provides conceptual insights at the intersection of resource governance, development, and politics of knowledge relevant to researchers, policy-makers and practitioners at a time when rapid change is underway. - Fills a significant knowledge gap on a major river in Southeast Asia, with empirical and conceptual contributions - Inter-disciplinary perspective and by a range of writers, including academics, policy-makers and civil society researchers, the majority from within Southeast Asia - New policy insights on a river at the cross-roads of a major political and development transition |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Poverty in the Philippines Asian Development Bank, 2009-12-01 Against the backdrop of the global financial crisis and rising food, fuel, and commodity prices, addressing poverty and inequality in the Philippines remains a challenge. The proportion of households living below the official poverty line has declined slowly and unevenly in the past four decades, and poverty reduction has been much slower than in neighboring countries such as the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Economic growth has gone through boom and bust cycles, and recent episodes of moderate economic expansion have had limited impact on the poor. Great inequality across income brackets, regions, and sectors, as well as unmanaged population growth, are considered some of the key factors constraining poverty reduction efforts. This publication analyzes the causes of poverty and recommends ways to accelerate poverty reduction and achieve more inclusive growth. it also provides an overview of current government responses, strategies, and achievements in the fight against poverty and identifies and prioritizes future needs and interventions. The analysis is based on current literature and the latest available data, including the 2006 Family Income and Expenditure Survey. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Trade, Innovation, Environment Carlo Carraro, 1994-08-31 The research projects at Fondazione Mattei have for some time now been dealing with the international dimension of environmental policy. Indeed, most environ mental phenomena have international implications, which stem from a number of factors: physical ones, such as the transnational or global consequences of pollution and resource conservation; technological factors, such as technological cooperation and diffusion; and economic factors, such as trad~, plant localiza tion and migrations. Even in the absence of transnational pollution, therefore, the environmental issues involve substantial interdependence among countries. This volume, edited by Carlo Carraro, presents some of the research which we carried out in international environmental policy, focusing on the relationship between trade, innovation and the environment. The papers in part one discuss the impact of international trade and institu tions on environmental resources. Those in part two deal with the importance of innovation when attempting to solve the major environmental problems. The papers in part three, finally, focus on specific policy issues stressing the impor tance of institutions and property rights. The whole set of contributions can be seen as progress in environmental economics. The different chapters highlight the close relationship between envi ronmental issues and economic development and they merge the literature on the environment with the literature on innovation, economic growth, trade, plant localization, institutions, etc. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Natural Disaster Hotspots Maxx Dilley, 2005 This synthesis summarizes the findings of the Global Natural Disaster Risk Hotspots project. The Hotspots project generated a global disaster risk assessment and a set of more localized or hazard-specific case studies. The synthesis draws primarily from the results of the global assessment. Full details on the data, methods and results of the global analysis can be found in volume one of Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. The case studies are contained in volume two (forthcoming). |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Policy Analysis And Modeling Of The Global Economy: A Festschrift Celebrating Thomas Hertel Peter Dixon, Joseph Francois, Dominique Y Van Der Mensbrugghe, 2020-12-14 This volume honors the extraordinary career of Thomas Hertel. It also celebrates the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) by Prof. Hertel. All of those contributing to this volume, including Prof. Hertel's students and colleagues, have benefitted in some ways from the selfless professional generosity and dedication to scientific public goods that have been hallmarks of his career.The book examines the history of the GTAP project, the scientific contributions of Prof. Hertel, and the general application of computational modeling to global economic policy analysis. The applications in the volume, reflecting the broad contributions made by the GTAP community to global policy analysis, range from the impact of globalization on employment to the sustainability impacts of economic integration. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Government Policies and Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon Region Dennis J. Mahar, 1989 |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Health of People, Health of Planet and Our Responsibility Wael Al-Delaimy, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, 2020-05-13 This open access book not only describes the challenges of climate disruption, but also presents solutions. The challenges described include air pollution, climate change, extreme weather, and related health impacts that range from heat stress, vector-borne diseases, food and water insecurity and chronic diseases to malnutrition and mental well-being. The influence of humans on climate change has been established through extensive published evidence and reports. However, the connections between climate change, the health of the planet and the impact on human health have not received the same level of attention. Therefore, the global focus on the public health impacts of climate change is a relatively recent area of interest. This focus is timely since scientists have concluded that changes in climate have led to new weather extremes such as floods, storms, heat waves, droughts and fires, in turn leading to more than 600,000 deaths and the displacement of nearly 4 billion people in the last 20 years. Previous work on the health impacts of climate change was limited mostly to epidemiologic approaches and outcomes and focused less on multidisciplinary, multi-faceted collaborations between physical scientists, public health researchers and policy makers. Further, there was little attention paid to faith-based and ethical approaches to the problem. The solutions and actions we explore in this book engage diverse sectors of civil society, faith leadership, and political leadership, all oriented by ethics, advocacy, and policy with a special focus on poor and vulnerable populations. The book highlights areas we think will resonate broadly with the public, faith leaders, researchers and students across disciplines including the humanities, and policy makers. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: At Loggerheads? Piet Buys, 2007 The report offers a simple framework for policy analysis by identifying three forest types: frontiers and disputed lands; lands beyond the agricultural frontier; and, mosaic lands where forests and agriculture coexist. It collates geographic and economic information for each type that will help formulate poverty-reducing forest policy. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Deforestation of Tropical Rain Forests Torsten Amelung, Markus Diehl, 1992 |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Agricultural Technologies and Tropical Deforestation Arild Angelsen, David Kaimowitz, 2001-04-20 This book has been developed from a workshop on Technological change in agriculture and tropical deforestation organised by the Center for International Forestry Research and held in Costa Rica in March, 1999. It explores how intensification of agriculture affects tropical deforestation using case studies from different geographical regions, using different agricultural products and technologies and in differing demographic situations and market conditions. Guidance is also given on future agricultural research and extension efforts. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: The Causes of Tropical Deforestation Katrina Brown, David William Pearce, 1994 Presents econometric analysis of tropical deforestation, quantifying and examining its local and underlying global causes, with discussion of factors such as population, debt, income and poverty, the timber trade, and agricultural development, and regional and country case studies focusing on Asia and Latin America. Of interest to students and professionals in economics, environmental science, and development studies. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Emerging Threats to Tropical Forests William F. Laurance, Carlos A. Peres, 2006-10 Publisher Description |
| economic impacts of deforestation: The Little Book of Big Deforestation Drivers Mario Rautner, Matt Leggett, Frances Davis, Global Canopy Programme Staff, 2013 |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Precious Forests Miodrag Zlatic, 2015-09-30 Forests are the dominant terrestrial ecosystem of Earth. They are distributed across the globe. Forests account for 75% of the gross primary productivity of the Earth's biosphere, and contain 80% of the Earth's plant biomass. Human society and forests influence each other in both positive and negative ways. Forests provide ecosystem services to humans. Forests can also impose costs, affect people's health, and interfere with tourist enjoyment. This publication presents reviews and research results on negative and positive human interference on forests, as well as ecology, management, governance, policy and economic issues. The book consists of four sections with 12 chapters derived from around the world. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Transforming REDD+ Angelsen, A., Martius, C., de Sy, V., Duchelle, A.E., Larson, A.M., Pham, T.T., 2018-12-12 Constructive critique. This book provides a critical, evidence-based analysis of REDD+ implementation so far, without losing sight of the urgent need to reduce forest-based emissions to prevent catastrophic climate change. REDD+ as envisioned |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Tropical Forestry Action Plan Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Committee on Forest Development in the Tropics, 1985 |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems Lauretta Burke, Lauretta Marie Burke, World Resources Institute, 2001 Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems (PAGE): Coastal Ecosystems analyzes quantitative and qualitative information and develops selected indicators of the condition of the world's coastal ecosystems and marine fisheries. Specifically the study looks at measures that show the degree of human modification of coastal zone and what we know concerning five important goods and services provided by coastal ecosystems: filtering water, food, biodiversity, shoreline stabilization, and tourism. Results from the PAGE analysis show that human activities have extensively altered coastal ecosystems worldwide. Nearly 30 percent of the land area in the world's coastal ecosystems had already been extensively altered or destroyed by growing demand for housing, industry, and recreation. Globally, the number of people living within 100 km of the coast increased from roughly 2 billion in 1990 to 2.2 billion in 1995 four out of every ten people in the world. As coastal and inland populations continue to grow, their impacts in terms of pollutant loads and the development and conversion of coastal habitats can be expected to grow as well. Nutrient pollution has increased dramatically this century due to greater use of fertilizers, growth in quantities of domestic and industrial sewage, and increased aquaculture, which releases considerable amounts of waste directly into the water. Increasing fishing pressure have left many major fish stocks depleted or in decline. Global climate change may compound other pressures on coastal ecosystems through the additional effects of warmer ocean temperatures, altered ocean circulation patterns, changing storm frequency, and rising sea levels. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Laudato Si Pope Francis, 2015-07-18 “In the heart of this world, the Lord of life, who loves us so much, is always present. He does not abandon us, he does not leave us alone, for he has united himself definitively to our earth, and his love constantly impels us to find new ways forward. Praise be to him!” – Pope Francis, Laudato Si’ In his second encyclical, Laudato Si’: On the Care of Our Common Home, Pope Francis draws all Christians into a dialogue with every person on the planet about our common home. We as human beings are united by the concern for our planet, and every living thing that dwells on it, especially the poorest and most vulnerable. Pope Francis’ letter joins the body of the Church’s social and moral teaching, draws on the best scientific research, providing the foundation for “the ethical and spiritual itinerary that follows.” Laudato Si’ outlines: The current state of our “common home” The Gospel message as seen through creation The human causes of the ecological crisis Ecology and the common good Pope Francis’ call to action for each of us Our Sunday Visitor has included discussion questions, making it perfect for individual or group study, leading all Catholics and Christians into a deeper understanding of the importance of this teaching. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Wasting Assets Robert C. Repetto, 1989 |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Economic Growth and Environmental Quality Nemat Shafik, Sushenjit Bandyopadhyay, 1992 It is possible to grow out of some environmental problems, but there is nothing automatic about doing so. Action tends to be taken where there are generalized local costs and substantial private and social benefit. Where the costs of environmental degredation are borne by others (by the poor or by other countries), there are few incentives to alter damaging behavior. Trade, debt, and other macroeconomic policy variables seem to have little generalized effect on the environment. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: Tropical Deforestation and Climate Change Paulo Moutinho, Stephan Schwartzman, 2005 Tropical deforestation, fires and emissions: measurement and monitoring; How to reduce deforestation emissions for carbon credit: compensated reduction; Policy and legal frameworks for reducing deforestation emissions. |
| economic impacts of deforestation: World Forests from Deforestation to Transition? Matti Palo, Heidi Vanhanen, 2001-01-31 This book addresses global and subnational issues concerning the world's forests, societies, and environment from an independent and non-governmental point of view. Fourteen scientists, from both the global north and the global south, consider two simultaneous trends--the gradual shift from forest decrease to forest increase in the north, and the continued deforestation and degradation in the south. They consider the relationship between these two transitions, the role played by scientists, and the involvement of governments. They also make policy recommendations to encourage both social equity and environmental sustainability. c. Book News Inc. |
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Economic Impacts Of Deforestation (book) - wiki.morris.org.au
Economic Impacts Of Deforestation Knowing the Salween River: Resource Politics of a Contested Transboundary River Carl Middleton, Vanessa Lamb, 2019-08-12 This open access book …
Economic Impacts of Invasive Species in Forests - US Forest …
the burden of economic impacts from taxpayers and forest landowners onto parties responsible for introducing or spreading invasives, whether through the imposition of ... face of …
From trees to tarmac: The drivers and impacts of …
[10], the primary economic cost of deforestation is the $1.4 trillion loss of ecological services. The short-term economic benefits of deforestation may come from timber and agricultural income, …
Deforestation in the Philippines: An Economic Assessment of …
deforestation between 1981-1990 to assess the economic impacts of forest conservation. Moreover, since deforestation is a land-use change phenomenon, we acknowledge the fact …
Effectiveness and Economic Viability of Forest Certification: A ...
Only a few studies have synthesized empirical evidence of impacts on deforestation, forest degradation, and economic outcomes. For example, Burivalova et al. [30] compared the …
International Law’s Role in Combating Deforestation in the …
the Trans-Amazonian Highway in Brazil has been linked to increased deforestation as it facilitated access to remote forest a reas [7]. The social and economic impacts of deforestation are …
FROM CLIMATE RISK TO RESILIENCE: UNPACKING THE …
be most effective at both incentivizing economic growth and reducing poverty. More precisely, the report suggests that an ARIP could focus on: (i) supporting the GoM in advancing its NAP …
Ecological and Socio-Economic Impacts of Close-to-Nature …
1. Ecological impacts: biodiversity and genetic diversity; 2. Ecological impacts: water and nutrient cycles and ecosystem stability; 3. Wood production and resources in terms of quantity and …
Chapter 6 Multiple and Intertwined Impacts of Illegal Forest …
The economic impacts of illegal forest activities are mani-fold. Illegal logging tends to distort timber markets since it provides cheap wood to growing urban markets. This has negative …
Deforestation and Forests Degradation Impacts on the …
Chapter 2 Deforestation and Forests Degradation Impacts on the Environment Rahul Kumar, Amit Kumar, and Purabi Saikia Abstract Forests are important terrestrial carbon sinks and help in …
Deforestation Causes Effects And Control Strategies [PDF]
Deforestation reduces rainfall, increases runoff, and contributes to flooding and drought. E. Economic Impacts: Deforestation can have both short-term economic gains (e.g., from logging …
Transport, Economic Growth, and Deforestation in the …
preemptive planning approach based upon economic analysis consider impacts at the very outset of the planning process. 8. This work considerably advances the information that is available …
The Efects of Deforestation on the Global Carbon Balance …
While deforestation is often driven by economic activities such as agriculture and logging, sustainable land use practices and reforestation ... For example, the long-term impacts of …
Environmental Degradation: Causes, Effects and Solutions
Addressing these impacts requires sustainable practices, stringent regulations, and collaboration among stakeholders. Deforestation: Forests are super important because they provide …
Causes and Effects of Deforestation on the Socio- Economic …
factors that has be attributed to deforestation over the years is land-use changes, resulting from industrialisation, urbanisation and rapid population growth. By every stretch of the imagination, …
Assessment of Environmental Impact of Deforestation in
impacts of deforestation. ... Social impacts iii. Health impact iv. Economic Impact. Environmental impacts: Environmental impacts result in loss of bio-diversity, endangering of plants and …
Trade Policies, Economic Growth, and the Direct Causes of …
ate causes of deforestation. In order to do so, one needs to establish a bridge between microstudies of deforestation and cross-country analyses. This study is a first attempt to empiri …
How Does Deforestation Affect Water Cycle
Change Impacts of Tropical Landscape Change on Human Diet and Local Food Systems The State of the World’s Forests 2018 Sustainable Development Goals: Their Impacts on Forests …
Policy Impacts on Deforestation: - people.duke.edu
produce REDD. Sections 1–3 then provide evidence about the impacts of a number of policies within each of the three categories and finally we conclude with broader lessons learned. Two …
DEFORESTATION- AND CONVERSION-FREE SUPPLY …
reduce deforestation and conversion is even more difficult to gauge. Only 41-46% of companies report on the progress made toward their commitments, and the average progress reported …
Population Pressure and Deforestation in the Philippines
The impacts on flooding and sedimentation as well as numerous effects on climate and loss of biodiversity have also been found to be sub stantial (Gradwohl and Greenberg 1988). By 1985, …
The Deforestation and Biodiversity Risks of Power Plant …
and economic impacts. We characterized the deforestation and biodiversity impacts of energy in-vestments in Southeast Asia using multiple geospatial data sources related to forest cover and …
Economic Cycles, Deforestation and Social Impacts in the
Deforestation and Social Impacts in the Brazilian Amazon ... tal and economic impacts; however, social impacts, especially of small producers and other communities, remain overlooked. The …
Deforestation Trends in the Congo Basin - PROFOR
Working Paper 1: Agriculture iii This Working Paper 1: Agriculture is one of the outputs of the global study on “Deforestation Trends in the Congo Basin: Reconciling Economic Growth and …
Impacts of the deforestation driven by agribusiness on urban …
REVIEW Impacts of the deforestation driven by agribusiness on urban population and economic activity in the Dry Chaco of Argentina Laura Valeria Sacchia and Nestor Ignacio Gasparrib …
