Deforestation, distribution and development

Koop, Gary; Tole, Lise

doi:10.1016/s0959-3780(00)00057-1

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“…The relationship between degradation and welfare is frequently explained using a Kuznets environmental (inverted U-shaped) curve, which describes an increase in per capita income with increasing vegetation loss, until a turning point is reached. After that, further increases in income are associated with reductions in land clearing and even with an increase in reforestation [25,68]. In the case of the north of Minas Gerais (and likely the Cerrado biome as a whole), the relationship between the loss of Cerrado over time and human welfare seems scale-dependent.…”

Section: Discussion (A) Change In Land Use and Land Covermentioning

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Understanding patterns of land-cover change in the Brazilian Cerrado from 2000 to 2015

Espírito-Santo

Leite

Silva

et al. 2016

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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Clearing tropical vegetation impacts biodiversity, the provision of ecosystem services, and thus ultimately human welfare. We quantified changes in land cover from 2000 to 2015 across the Cerrado biome of northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. We assessed the potential biophysical and socio-economic drivers of the loss of Cerrado, natural regeneration and net cover change at the municipality level. Further, we evaluated correlations between these land change variables and indicators of human welfare. We detected extensive land-cover changes in the study area, with the conversion of 23 446 km 2 and the natural regeneration of 13 926 km 2 , resulting in a net loss of 9520 km 2 . The annual net loss (−1.2% per year) of the cover of Cerrado is higher than that reported for the whole biome in similar periods. We argue that environmental and economic variables interact to underpin rates of conversion of Cerrado, most severely affecting more humid Cerrado lowlands. While rates of Cerrado regeneration are important for conservation strategies of the remaining biome, their integrity must be investigated given the likelihood of encroachment. Given the high frequency of land abandonment in tropical regions, secondary vegetation is fundamental to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem services. Finally, the impacts of Cerrado conversion on human welfare likely vary from local to regional scales, making it difficult to elaborate land-use policies based solely on socio-economic indicators. This article is part of the themed issue ‘Tropical grassy biomes: linking ecology, human use and conservation’.

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Section: Discussion (A) Change In Land Use and Land Covermentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding patterns of land-cover change in the Brazilian Cerrado from 2000 to 2015

Espírito-Santo

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Silva

et al. 2016

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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“…An environmental Kuznets curve for deforestation is specified to catch a non linear influence of income per capita (GDPC and GDPC 2 ) on deforestation (e.g. Angelsen and Kaimowitz, 2000;Barbier, 2004;Bhattarai and Hammig, 2004;Culas, 2007;Koop and Tole, 2001). One would expect an increase in deforestation due to agricultural expansion and demand for fuelwood in first stages of development (e.g.…”

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“…The latter operate mainly at the macro level and are related to social processes and economic policies such as population pressure 1 Legal Amazon is a 5 millions square km administrative area defined for regional planning purposes comprehending 4 millions square km of tropical forests as well as the savanna (cerradão) and transitional vegetation in the southeast areas of the region. (Cropper and Griffiths, 1994), landownership and income distributions, national and regional development strategies (Koop and Tole, 2001), agricultural research and technological change as well (Southgate et al, 1990).…”

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Property rights and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

Araujo

Bonjean

Combes

et al. 2009

Ecological Economics

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“…In general, the idea of EKC as sumes that environmental degradation has no effect on economic growth (Stern 2004). Koop & Tole (2001) and Mather (2007) con firm the effect of national economic growth on tropical deforestation. Scrieciu (2007) and Barbier & Burgess (2001) conclude that national income's effect on deforestation varies from region to region.…”

Section: The Ekc Hypothesis and Its General Reviewmentioning

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“…Deforestation, an im portant phenomenon of environmental de gradation, has already been shown to be sub ject to national economic growth in many countries. Koop & Tole (2001) analyzed the economic distributional profile of a develo ping country on the forest loss. They found that an economy with greater inequality had more deforestation than that of an egalitarian economy.…”

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A review of the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis for deforestation policy in Bangladesh

Miah¹,

Masum²,

Koike³

et al. 2011

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Deforestation in the tropical developing countries is the critical environmental concern to ecologists and environmentalists. Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis is critical to understanding the development path of a nation in relevance to its environment. The dictation of national economic growth to deforestation can be found through the study of EKC. To understand the EKC phenomena for deforestation, the study was undertaken through reviewing the literature. With the understanding of the different EKC trajectories for deforestation, an attempt was made to implicate the economic development of Bangladesh with the EKC. The proven EKC trajectories for deforestation in some regions/countries show a higher income per capita requirement for the turning point. The study suggests that tunneling in the EKC trajectory for Bangladesh would be favorable. The type of economic and forest policy that Bangladesh should follow to retard deforestation is also revealed. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) have been suggested for tunneling the EKC in Bangladesh. The findings of the study are expected to contribute to the environmental development of Bangladesh

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Deforestation, distribution and development

Cited by 58 publications

References 28 publications

Understanding patterns of land-cover change in the Brazilian Cerrado from 2000 to 2015

Understanding patterns of land-cover change in the Brazilian Cerrado from 2000 to 2015

Property rights and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

A review of the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis for deforestation policy in Bangladesh

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