An empirical analysis of forest transition and land-use change in developing countries

Wolfersberger, Julien; Delacote, Philippe; Garcia, Serge

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.08.018

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“…Nevertheless, in practice, multifunctional participatory planning is more commonly being integrated into afforestation projects in wealthy communities than in deprived populations and in disadvantaged areas of the world. Thus, multifunctional afforestation in drylands still remains a formidable challenge (Lambin and Meyfroidt 2010;Wolfersberger et al 2015).…”

Section: Social Challenges Of Dryland Afforestationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Native and non-native species for dryland afforestation: bridging ecosystem integrity and livelihood support

Reisman‐Berman

Keasar

Tel-Zur

2019

Annals of Forest Science

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& Key message We propose a silvicultural-ecological, participatory-based, conceptual framework to optimize the socioeconomicecological services provided by dryland afforestation, i.e. addressing the limited resources in arid areas while minimizing the harm to the environment. The framework applies the following criteria to select multifunctional tree species: (a) drought resistance, (b) minimal disruption of ecosystem integrity, and (c) maximization of ecosystem services, including supporting community livelihoods. & Context Dryland afforestation projects frequently aim to combine multiple ecological and economic benefits. Nevertheless, plant species for such projects are selected mainly to withstand aridity, while other important characteristics are neglected. This approach has resulted in planted forests that are drought-resistant, yet harm the natural ecosystem and provide inadequate ecosystem services for humans. & Aims We suggest a comprehensive framework for species selection for dryland afforestation that would increase, rather than disrupt, ecological and socioeconomic services. & Methods To formulate a synthesis, we review and analyze past and current afforestation policies and the socio-ecological crises ensuing from them. & Results To increase afforestation services and to support human-community needs, both native and non-native woody species should be considered. The framework suggests experimental testing of candidate species for their compliance with the suggested species selection criteria. Furthermore, regional stakeholders are involved in evaluating, ranking, and prioritizing the candidate species according to experimental results and stakeholders' values and needs. We exemplify our approach by describing our ongoing research project, aimed to evaluate several native and exotic Ziziphus species in the Middle East region. & Conclusion The employment of our proposed framework forms a novel community of native and non-native woody species. We discuss the ecological context of this proposal.

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Section: Social Challenges Of Dryland Afforestationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Native and non-native species for dryland afforestation: bridging ecosystem integrity and livelihood support

Reisman‐Berman

Keasar

Tel-Zur

2019

Annals of Forest Science

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“…We might see causes for deforestation in economic terms, looking at the forest transition hypothesis, which points towards deforestation as part of the economic development path, including population pressures and the relative value of forests and agricultural land (Wolfersberger et al 2015). In the first phase, access to forests through infrastructure (roads, bridges) increases agricultural rents and incites population shifts.…”

Section: Governance Of Forest Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the next phase, deforestation stagnates due to increases in forest rents and decreases in agricultural rents. Empirical results have shown the forest transition in terms of the marginal value of forests and agricultural land, such that the shift towards the stagnation phase occurs when forest scarcity results in the marginal value of forests being higher than that of agricultural land (Wolfersberger et al 2015). Other drivers of forest transition include rural-urban migration, perceptions of resource values, timber prices, the role of the state in policy and institutional development, and foreign investments (Li et al 2017).…”

Section: Governance Of Forest Resourcesmentioning

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The governance of global value chains, the state, and small businesses: The case of timber in Myanmar

Rand¹,

Rodriguez²,

Tarp³

et al. 2019

WIDER Working Paper

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We use the case of the timber industry in Myanmar to analyse how national regulatory frameworks and international ecological discourses affect forest management and small businesses. The state plays two roles in the timber industry in Myanmar: it is the main producer and legal source of raw timber for the private sector; and it regulates timber extraction and the legality of operation of private sector firms. The state seeks a balance between forest conservation as a public policy objective and providing enough raw timber for the private sector. The implications of this for the private sector are twofold. The strict regulatory framework increases operational costs, as multiple licences and permits are required. And the state-controlled supply of raw materials results in inefficiencies, such as shortage and high raw timber prices. Under these conditions, the smallholder wood industry in Myanmar is at risk of stagnating at best, if not disappearing.

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“…To obtain an understanding of global FT conditions, consistent data of annual forest cover are needed. Many studies have used forest resource assessment (FRA) data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to investigate FT [10,22,31], since these data provide the annual forest area. The quality of FRA2015 data has improved as more countries have added remote sensing data to supplement the standard data sources [10].…”

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Spatial and Temporal Variations of Forest Cover in Developing Countries

Duan

Tan

2019

Sustainability

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An understanding of changes in forest cover and the drivers of forest transition (FT) contributes to the sustainable management of global forests. In this paper, we used the latest global land cover data published by the European Space Agency (ESA) to investigate spatiotemporal variation characteristics of forest cover in developing countries from 1992 to 2015, and then analyzed causal factors of this variation using a binary logistic regression model. Existing studies on FT are mostly based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); this study improves our understanding of FT mechanisms through the use of a new dataset. The results indicate that the forest area in developing countries decreased from 21.8 to 21.3 million km2 from 1992–2015, and the rate of decline slowed after 2004. South America suffered the largest reduction in forest area (505,100 km2), whereas forest area in Africa increased slightly. By 2015, more than 80% of African countries had experienced FT, whereas only half of developing countries experienced forest expansion in South America. The variables affecting FT occurrence differed among continents. On the global scale, the remaining forest coverage and the proportion of forest exports negatively affected the likelihood of FT occurrence, whereas urbanization level had a positive effect.

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An empirical analysis of forest transition and land-use change in developing countries

Cited by 81 publications

References 47 publications

Native and non-native species for dryland afforestation: bridging ecosystem integrity and livelihood support

Native and non-native species for dryland afforestation: bridging ecosystem integrity and livelihood support

The governance of global value chains, the state, and small businesses: The case of timber in Myanmar

Spatial and Temporal Variations of Forest Cover in Developing Countries

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