Policies for reduced deforestation and their impact on agricultural production
Policies to effectively reduce deforestation are discussed within a land rent (von Thünen) framework. Thefirst set of policies attempts to reduce the rent of extensive agriculture, either by neglecting extension, marketing, and infrastructure, generating alternative income opportunities, stimulating...
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| description | Policies to effectively reduce deforestation are discussed within a land rent (von Thünen) framework. Thefirst set of policies attempts to reduce the rent of extensive agriculture, either by neglecting extension, marketing, and infrastructure, generating alternative income opportunities, stimulating intensive agricultural production or by reforming land tenure. The second set aims to increase either extractive or protective forest rent and—more importantly— create institutions (community forest management) or markets (payment for environmental services) that enable land users to capture a larger share of the protective forest rent. The third set aims to limit forest conversion directly by establishing protected areas. Many of these policy options present localwin–lose scenarios between forest conservation and agricultural production. Local yield increases tend to stimulate agricultural encroachment, contrary to the logic of the global food equation that suggests yield increases take pressure off forests. At national and global scales, however, policy makers are presented with a more pleasant scenario. Agricultural production in developing countries has increased by 3.3–3.4% annually over the last 2 decades,whereas gross deforestationhas increasedagricultural area by only 0.3%, suggesting a minor role of forest conversion in overall agricultural production. A spatial delinking of remaining forests and intensive production areas should also help reconcile conservation and production goals in the future. |
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| spelling | CGSpace205982025-01-24T14:21:02Z Policies for reduced deforestation and their impact on agricultural production Angelsen, A. climate redd-plus tropical forests protected areas yields climate change Policies to effectively reduce deforestation are discussed within a land rent (von Thünen) framework. Thefirst set of policies attempts to reduce the rent of extensive agriculture, either by neglecting extension, marketing, and infrastructure, generating alternative income opportunities, stimulating intensive agricultural production or by reforming land tenure. The second set aims to increase either extractive or protective forest rent and—more importantly— create institutions (community forest management) or markets (payment for environmental services) that enable land users to capture a larger share of the protective forest rent. The third set aims to limit forest conversion directly by establishing protected areas. Many of these policy options present localwin–lose scenarios between forest conservation and agricultural production. Local yield increases tend to stimulate agricultural encroachment, contrary to the logic of the global food equation that suggests yield increases take pressure off forests. At national and global scales, however, policy makers are presented with a more pleasant scenario. Agricultural production in developing countries has increased by 3.3–3.4% annually over the last 2 decades,whereas gross deforestationhas increasedagricultural area by only 0.3%, suggesting a minor role of forest conversion in overall agricultural production. A spatial delinking of remaining forests and intensive production areas should also help reconcile conservation and production goals in the future. 2010 2012-06-04T09:15:00Z 2012-06-04T09:15:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20598 en Angelsen, A. 2010. Policies for reduced deforestation and their impact on agricultural production . PNAS 107 (46) :19639–19644. ISSN: 0027-8424. |
| spellingShingle | climate redd-plus tropical forests protected areas yields climate change Angelsen, A. Policies for reduced deforestation and their impact on agricultural production |
| title | Policies for reduced deforestation and their impact on agricultural production |
| title_full | Policies for reduced deforestation and their impact on agricultural production |
| title_fullStr | Policies for reduced deforestation and their impact on agricultural production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Policies for reduced deforestation and their impact on agricultural production |
| title_short | Policies for reduced deforestation and their impact on agricultural production |
| title_sort | policies for reduced deforestation and their impact on agricultural production |
| topic | climate redd-plus tropical forests protected areas yields climate change |
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