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Deforestation of Tropical Rainforests: Economic Causes and Impact on Development

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  • Amelung, Torsten
  • Diehl, Markus

Abstract

The book reveals an analysis of the sources of deforestation in tropical countries. In the first part, the authors provide data on the forest resources that have been depleted as a result of activities of different industries or their supply chain partners. In the second part of the book, there is an evaluation to which extent these economic activities contribute to the development of the respective tropical countries. The data derived from these analyses might be helpful in pointing towards international solutions to reduce the deforestation in these countries.

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  • Amelung, Torsten & Diehl, Markus, 1992. "Deforestation of Tropical Rainforests: Economic Causes and Impact on Development," EconStor Books, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, volume 127, number 235694, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:esmono:235694
    Note: The study that lead to the publishing of this book was commissioned and finaced by Greenpeace e.V. in Hamburg.The valuable input of Heinrich Seul and other members of the Greenpeace staff are gratefully acknowledged.
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    1. Benhin, J.K.A. & Barbier, E.B., 2001. "The Effects of the Structural Adjustment Program on Deforestation in Ghana," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 30(1), pages 66-80, April.
    2. Mertens, Benoit & Sunderlin, William D. & Ndoye, Ousseynou & Lambin, Eric F., 2000. "Impact of Macroeconomic Change on Deforestation in South Cameroon: Integration of Household Survey and Remotely-Sensed Data," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 28(6), pages 983-999, June.
    3. James Benhin & Edward Barbier, 2004. "Structural Adjustment Programme, Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss in Ghana," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 27(3), pages 337-366, March.
    4. Karpavicius, Luiza & Chimeli, Ariaster, 2023. "Forest Protection and Human Health: The Case of Malaria in the Brazilian Amazon," TD NEREUS 6-2023, Núcleo de Economia Regional e Urbana da Universidade de São Paulo (NEREUS).
    5. Barbier, Edward B., 2000. "Links between economic liberalization and rural resource degradation in the developing regions," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 23(3), pages 299-310, September.
    6. Luiza M Karpavicius & Ariaster Chimeli, 2023. "Forest Protection and Human Health: The Case of Malaria in the Brazilian Amazon," Working Papers, Department of Economics 2023_08, University of São Paulo (FEA-USP), revised 26 Jul 2023.
    7. Jin Kyoung Noh & Cristian Echeverria & Gabriel Gaona & Janina Kleemann & Hongmi Koo & Christine Fürst & Pablo Cuenca, 2022. "Forest Ecosystem Fragmentation in Ecuador: Challenges for Sustainable Land Use in the Tropical Andean," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-16, February.

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    Keywords

    Root causes of deforestation; Economic exploitation of tropical forests; Impact on domestic development;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • Q32 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Exhaustible Resources and Economic Development
    • Q34 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Natural Resources and Domestic and International Conflicts
    • Q51 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Valuation of Environmental Effects
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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