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Predicting timber theft based on environmental features – Insights from Humboldt Redwoods State Park, US

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  • Pires, Stephen F.
  • Marteache, Nerea

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There's a small but growing body of evidence that wildlife crime mirrors the spatial concentrations we see with traditional, high-volume urban crimes. Yet, the majority of this literature has focused on the poaching of fauna, not flora. Therefore, it is unclear whether poaching of flora—both plants and trees—is spatially concentrated and can be explained by both the natural and built landscape. This study set out to empirically examine this question as it relates to the illicit removal of downed redwood trees in Humboldt Redwoods State Park (HRSP)—home to the largest contiguous area of old-growth redwood forest on Earth.

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  • Pires, Stephen F. & Marteache, Nerea, 2023. "Predicting timber theft based on environmental features – Insights from Humboldt Redwoods State Park, US," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 148(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:forpol:v:148:y:2023:i:c:s1389934122002179
    DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102904
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