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The Impact Of Paying For Forest Conservation On Perceived Tenure Security In Ecuador, Kelly W. Jones, Nicolle Etchart, Margaret Holland, Lisa Naughton-Treves, Rodrigo A. Arriagada
The Impact Of Paying For Forest Conservation On Perceived Tenure Security In Ecuador, Kelly W. Jones, Nicolle Etchart, Margaret Holland, Lisa Naughton-Treves, Rodrigo A. Arriagada
Forest Collaborative Research
We study the impact of Ecuador’s national forest conservation incentives program on reported land conflicts. Data come from a survey of > 900 households located within 49 indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian communities holding communal conservation contracts.We use quasi-experimental methods to test for relationships between program participation and changes in land conflicts. Respondents reported that the program reduced land conflicts when households resided in communities with de facto communal tenure arrangements (vs. de facto semiprivate arrangements).We find no evidence that the conservation incentive program increased land conflicts. These results counter concerns that conservation payments undermine land tenure security; in some cases perceived tenure …
Devolution And Collective Action In Forest Management: The Case Of China - June 2019, Yuanyuan Yi, Jintao Xu, Gunnar Köhlin
Devolution And Collective Action In Forest Management: The Case Of China - June 2019, Yuanyuan Yi, Jintao Xu, Gunnar Köhlin
Forest Collaborative Research
This paper examines: Can further devolution trigger collective action in forest management and benefit member households?
The Nepal Community Forestry Program And Member Mental Health - June 2019, Randall Bluffstone
The Nepal Community Forestry Program And Member Mental Health - June 2019, Randall Bluffstone
Forest Collaborative Research
This presentation asks - Do Community Forestry's (CFs) and better forest quality yield mental health benefits?
Key Emerging Issues For Forests And Livelihoods In The 21st Century - June 2019, John A. Oldekop, Laura Vang Rasmussen, Arun Agrawal, Anthony Bebbington, David N. Bengston, Allen Blackman, S. Brooks, Iain Davidson-Hunt, Penny Davies, S. C. Dinsi, L. B. Fontana, T. Gumucio, C. Kumar, K. Kumar, P. Meyfroidt, D. Moran, T. H. Mwampamba, Robert Nasi, Margareta Nilsson, Miguel A. Pinedo-Vasquez, Jeanine M. Rhemtulla, William J. Sutherland, C. Watkins, Sarah Jane Wilson
Key Emerging Issues For Forests And Livelihoods In The 21st Century - June 2019, John A. Oldekop, Laura Vang Rasmussen, Arun Agrawal, Anthony Bebbington, David N. Bengston, Allen Blackman, S. Brooks, Iain Davidson-Hunt, Penny Davies, S. C. Dinsi, L. B. Fontana, T. Gumucio, C. Kumar, K. Kumar, P. Meyfroidt, D. Moran, T. H. Mwampamba, Robert Nasi, Margareta Nilsson, Miguel A. Pinedo-Vasquez, Jeanine M. Rhemtulla, William J. Sutherland, C. Watkins, Sarah Jane Wilson
Forest Collaborative Research
Presentation about the FLARE network. The mission of the FLARE network is to establish a Community of Practice that advances the state of knowledge of the intersection of forests and livelihoods. In bringing together stakeholders – researchers, practitioners, donors, and decision makers – FLARE will leverage efforts that enrich the understanding of forest livelihood interactions.
The researchers focus on the most pressing conceptual, political, and practical issues concerning forests and livelihoods.
Effects Of Water Funds Projects On Forest Loss And Water Quality In Ecuador And Brazil, Allen Blackman, Laura Villalobos
Effects Of Water Funds Projects On Forest Loss And Water Quality In Ecuador And Brazil, Allen Blackman, Laura Villalobos
Forest Collaborative Research
Presentation focuses on Water Funds Projects
Economics Of Modern Plantation Forests In China - June 2019, Jintao Xu, Miaoying Shi
Economics Of Modern Plantation Forests In China - June 2019, Jintao Xu, Miaoying Shi
Forest Collaborative Research
Presentation focuses on eucalyptus forest development in Guangxi, China
Empirically-Informed Agent Based Modeling Of Incentivized Forest Conservation - June 2019, Amare Teklay Hailu
Empirically-Informed Agent Based Modeling Of Incentivized Forest Conservation - June 2019, Amare Teklay Hailu
Forest Collaborative Research
Presentation focuses on payment for ecosystem services (PES) and framed field experiment (FFE).
Forests And Health In Mexico: Preliminary And Pre-Preliminary Work - June 2019, Alejandro López-Feldman
Forests And Health In Mexico: Preliminary And Pre-Preliminary Work - June 2019, Alejandro López-Feldman
Forest Collaborative Research
Presentation focuses on subjective wellbeing and natural protected areas in Mexico
Connecting Forests And Human Health Using The Demographic And Health Surveys (Dhs), Ranaivo Rasolofoson
Connecting Forests And Human Health Using The Demographic And Health Surveys (Dhs), Ranaivo Rasolofoson
Forest Collaborative Research
Presentation focuses on the relationships between ecosystem alteration and human health.
Indonesia, Forest Fires, Haze, Height: Case For Planetary Health Economics - June 2019, Subhrendu K. Pattanayak
Indonesia, Forest Fires, Haze, Height: Case For Planetary Health Economics - June 2019, Subhrendu K. Pattanayak
Forest Collaborative Research
Presentation focuses on environmental health economics in low and middle income countries.
Synergies And Tradeoffs Among Sdgs And Policies (Syntrap) - June 2019, John A. Oldekop
Synergies And Tradeoffs Among Sdgs And Policies (Syntrap) - June 2019, John A. Oldekop
Forest Collaborative Research
Presentation focuses on the following research questions:
1) Under what conditions do policies and programs aimed at achieving SDG 15—in particular by conserving or restoring forests—promote or inhibit achieving other SDGs?
2) Under what conditions do policies and programs aimed at achieving SDGs other than SDG 15 promote or inhibit achieving SDG 15?
3) Under what conditions do various policies and programs aimed at conserving or restoring forests (SDG 15) have synergies or tradeoffs with each other?
4) What policy lessons can be learnt from cases where synergies and tradeoffs have occurred, and how can these lessons be used to …
Impact Of Climate Change On Wildfire Across China, Based On Plot-Level Data From National Forest Inventory - June 2019, Shilei Liu, Jintao Xu
Impact Of Climate Change On Wildfire Across China, Based On Plot-Level Data From National Forest Inventory - June 2019, Shilei Liu, Jintao Xu
Forest Collaborative Research
Presentation focus on the impact of climate change on wildfires across China.
Impact Of Protected Areas On The Incidence Of Infectious Diseases - June 2019, Rodrigo A. Arriagada
Impact Of Protected Areas On The Incidence Of Infectious Diseases - June 2019, Rodrigo A. Arriagada
Forest Collaborative Research
Research objective: To estimate the impact of the Chilean National System of Protected Areas on the incidence of infectious diseases, considering socioeconomic, demographic, biophysical and land use factors.