Deforestation and smallholder income: Evidence from remittances to Nepal

This article examines the effect of remittance income on deforestation in Nepal during 2001–2010 using satellite-based land use data and a nationwide household survey. Results indicate that remittance income reduced deforestation by 4.2 percentage points, accounting for almost 12% of deforestation d...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Li, Man, Zhang, Wei, Guo, Zhe, Bhandary, Prapti
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	University of Wisconsin Press 2022
Subjects:	income surveys farm income deforestation smallholders remuneration
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141204