Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation
This paper explains the ways in which, and the extent to which, public policy measures might be used to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation.Inappropriate deforestation is a signifanct problem: 1. deforestation generally causes negative externalities that generate cost to society not reflecte...
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1998
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| author | Kaimowitz, D. Byron, R.N. Sunderlin, William D. |
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| description | This paper explains the ways in which, and the extent to which, public policy measures might be used to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation.Inappropriate deforestation is a signifanct problem: 1. deforestation generally causes negative externalities that generate cost to society not reflected in exixting prices and has long term consequences that individual producers rarely consider. 2. The relativie importance of the negative externalities tends to grow over time if an increasing proportion of deforestation occurs in areas that have only marginal value for agriculture but that sequester large amount of carbon, have fragile soils, or are high in biodiversity. The process of deforestation must be analysed at two levels: agents and causes. How certain causes can be manipulated to influence the behaviour of agents, so as to lessen the rate of inappropriate deforestation is discussed. |
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| spelling | CGSpace179382025-01-24T14:12:56Z Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation Kaimowitz, D. Byron, R.N. Sunderlin, William D. forestry policies state intervention deforestation property ownership costs profitability This paper explains the ways in which, and the extent to which, public policy measures might be used to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation.Inappropriate deforestation is a signifanct problem: 1. deforestation generally causes negative externalities that generate cost to society not reflected in exixting prices and has long term consequences that individual producers rarely consider. 2. The relativie importance of the negative externalities tends to grow over time if an increasing proportion of deforestation occurs in areas that have only marginal value for agriculture but that sequester large amount of carbon, have fragile soils, or are high in biodiversity. The process of deforestation must be analysed at two levels: agents and causes. How certain causes can be manipulated to influence the behaviour of agents, so as to lessen the rate of inappropriate deforestation is discussed. 1998 2012-06-04T09:04:46Z 2012-06-04T09:04:46Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/17938 en World Bank Kaimowitz, D., Byron, R.N., Sunderlin, W.D. 1998. Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation . In: Lutz, E., Binswanger, H., Hazell, P., McCalla, A. (eds.). Agriculture and the environment: perspectives on sustainable rural development. :303-322. Washington, D.C., USA, World Bank. |
| spellingShingle | forestry policies state intervention deforestation property ownership costs profitability Kaimowitz, D. Byron, R.N. Sunderlin, William D. Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation |
| title | Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation |
| title_full | Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation |
| title_fullStr | Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation |
| title_short | Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation |
| title_sort | public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation |
| topic | forestry policies state intervention deforestation property ownership costs profitability |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/17938 |
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