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Forest Collaborative Meeting Agenda, Hanoi, Vietnam, Environment For Development (Efd) Initiative Nov 2018

Forest Collaborative Meeting Agenda, Hanoi, Vietnam, Environment For Development (Efd) Initiative

Forest Collaborative Research

Agenda for the Environment for Development (EfD) Initiative 12th Annual Meeting on November 3, 2018 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Hanoi Westlake, Vietnam.


Are Government Incentives Effective For Avoided Deforestation In The Tropical Andean Forest?, Pablo Cuenca, Juan Robalino, Rodrigo A. Arriagada, Cristian M. Echeverria Sep 2018

Are Government Incentives Effective For Avoided Deforestation In The Tropical Andean Forest?, Pablo Cuenca, Juan Robalino, Rodrigo A. Arriagada, Cristian M. Echeverria

Forest Collaborative Research

In order to ensure the provision of goods and services from forests, many governments have promoted less-traditional conservation initiatives such as programs of payments for ecosystem services called, more broadly, direct payments for conservation. The Socio Bosque Program (SBP) is a governmental program in Ecuador that directly provides economic incentives to rural families and local and indigenous communities who have voluntarily agreed to comply with some conservation activities. An impact evaluation method (matching) was used to assess the impact of the SBP between 2008 and 2014. This study revealed that on average, the SBP reduced deforestation by 1.5% in those …


Forest Collaborative Meeting Agenda, Gothenburg, Sweden, Environment For Development (Efd) Initiative Jun 2018

Forest Collaborative Meeting Agenda, Gothenburg, Sweden, Environment For Development (Efd) Initiative

Forest Collaborative Research

Third Biannual Meeting of the Environment for Development (EfD) Forest Collaborative on June 25, 2018 at the School of Business, Economics and Law (SBEL) University of Gothenburg, Sweden.