2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.11.002
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Election-driven weakening of deforestation control in the Brazilian Amazon

Abstract: Commodity prices, exchange rate, infrastructural projects and migration patterns are known and important drivers of Amazon deforestation, but cannot solely explain the high rates observed in 1995 and 2003-2004 in six Brazilian Amazon states. Deforestation predictions using those widely applied drivers can underestimate deforestation rates by as much as 50%. We show that years with the highest deforestation rates also correlate with large administrative shifts caused by presidential elections which results in p… Show more

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“…These declines were sourced to reductions in agricultural area growth and improvements in governance. Nepstad et al (2014), Rodrgiues-Filho et al (2015), and Gibbs et al (2015) all demonstrate how such governance improvements, coupled with social and supply chain initiatives have been implicated in long-term trends of reduced deforestation, and limiting agricultural area growth. Müller et al (2014) and Hoiby and Zenteno-Hopp (2014) suggest that little progress can be made in conserving forests if policies are subject to poor governance or if policy conflicts exist, highlighting the fundamental importance of strong governance.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…These declines were sourced to reductions in agricultural area growth and improvements in governance. Nepstad et al (2014), Rodrgiues-Filho et al (2015), and Gibbs et al (2015) all demonstrate how such governance improvements, coupled with social and supply chain initiatives have been implicated in long-term trends of reduced deforestation, and limiting agricultural area growth. Müller et al (2014) and Hoiby and Zenteno-Hopp (2014) suggest that little progress can be made in conserving forests if policies are subject to poor governance or if policy conflicts exist, highlighting the fundamental importance of strong governance.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…From both the literature and workshops, it was clear that increases in certain factors have inhibitory effects upon deforestation: Human Development Index (HDI) (Jha and Bawa 2006;Varela-Ortega et al 2014), GDP per Capita (PPP) (Angelsen and Kaimowitz 1999;Kerr et al 2004;Varela-Ortega et al 2014), political stability (Fearnside 2003;Rodrgiues-Filho et al 2015), governmental effectiveness (Didia 1997;Redo et al 2011;Barsimantov and NaviaAntezena 2012;Varela-Ortega et al 2014), and regulatory quality (Verburg et al 2014;FAO 2015b). Therefore, to incorporate these potentially inhibitory effects, these indicators were normalised as shown in Equation 2.…”
Section: Calculating the Forest Vulnerability Indexmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…No obstante, la ampliación de las redes viales y pavimentación de las carreteras que ha favorecido la colonización de nuevas áreas, es una de las principales variables que mejor explica cómo la deforestación se está expandiendo paulatinamente hacia la región central de la Amazonía (Verburg et al 2014). De igual modo, se resalta que la pavimentación de carreteras que cruzan el bioma amazónico está permitiendo un mayor flujo de transporte de productos agroforestales a los mercados europeos y asiáticos, así como también proporcionando un mejor acceso para los productores locales de soja , Verburg et al 2014, Rodrigues-Filho et al 2015, lo que esta promoviendo simultáneamente un aumento de la inmigración hacia las mismas áreas con mayor deforestación.…”
Section: Predictores Antropogénicosunclassified
“…Más recientemente, las reformas agrarias en algunos países de la cuenca, basadas en medidas de desarrollo económico a partir del año 1960, incentivaron procesos de colonización con la expansión de la frontera agrícola de forma heterogénea, intensificándose el proceso de deforestación a partir del año 1970, principalmente entre el sur y sureste de la cuenca con el establecimiento de plantaciones de soja, ganadería y tala selectiva , Rodrigues-Filho et al 2015, Aguiar et al 2016. En este contexto, una primera aproximación para alcanzar los objetivos REDD+, es comprender los patrones y procesos asociados con los cambios en el uso de la tierra, a través del análisis de diferentes causas antropogénicas y biofísi-cas de la deforestación y degradación forestal (figura 1).…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
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