The purpose of this paper is to highlight the detrimental impact of land tenure insecurity on deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. It is related to recent controversies about the detrimental impact of land laws on deforestation, which seem to legitimize land encroachments. The latter is mainly the result of land tenure insecurity which is a key characteristic of this region and results from a long history of interactions between rural social unrest and land reforms or land laws. A simple model is developed where strategic interactions between farmers lead to excessive deforestation.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchSeptember, 2014Brazil, United States of America
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2014Brazil
Land use and land cover dynamics are a result of the interactions between human activities and the environment. The objective of this thesis is to analyze Amazonian land use and land cover pattern dynamics in order to identify the underlying system dynamics. By combining empirical statistical models and Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping, feedbacks in the human-environment system can be explored to identify more sustainable development pathways.
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Her Work and its Contribution to the Theory and Practice of Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management
Reports & ResearchApril, 2014Eritrea, Kenya, Mexico, Canada, Mongolia, India, GlobalThis special issue of Policy Matters focuses on the outreach and impact of Dr. Elinor Ostrom's groundbreaking research on common property (or commons) theory. Her work was instrumental in shaping contemporary analyses of resource management and conservation, especially at a local level. This collection of research papers, essays, commentaries, and songs build upon her work and provide case studies demonstrating the practical application of her theoretical contributions.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2014Central America
This protocol will describe the methodology to be employed for a systematic map that will chart the development of the landscape approach theory, consolidate and synthesize existing definitions, and identify where and how these approaches have been implemented in the humid and dry tropics.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2014Brazil, South America
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2014Brazil, South America
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2014Bolivia, Brazil, South America
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2014Bolivia, South America
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2014Peru, South America
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2014Peru, South America
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