Measuring the effectiveness of protected area networks in reducing deforestation

Global efforts to reduce tropical deforestation rely heavily on the establishment of protected areas. Measuring the effectiveness of these areas is difficult because the amount of deforestation that would have occurred in the absence of legal protection cannot be directly observed. Conventional meth...

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Autores principales: Andam, Kwaw S., Ferraro, Paul J., Pfaff, Alexander, Sanchez-Azofeifa, G. Arturo, Robalino, Juan A.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162342

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