Abstract Biodiversity in Latin America is at risk today due to habitat loss, land conversion to
agriculture and urbanization. To grow their economies the develo** countries of Latin …

In view of a continuing global decrease of forest cover, many authors mention forest
governance as a basic concept contributing to reduced deforestation, specifically in the …

Using newly-released and globally available high-resolution remote sensing data on forest
loss, we update the assessment of the cross-country determinants of deforestation in …

Most economic initiatives and infrastructure projects in Brazilian Amazonia have social
benefits that are small and ephemeral, while their socioenvironmental impacts are severe …

La devastación de los ecosistemas en los últimos años está aumentando la desigualdad y
los conflictos sociales y, en particular, la marginación de los pueblos indígenas, que en …

Lands inhabited by indigenous peoples often have low population density but abundant
natural resources. For those reasons, many actors have historically attempted to occupy …

It has been suggested that traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) may play a key role in
forest conservation. However, empirical studies assessing to what extent TEK is associated …

This study combines legal and anthropological approaches to investigate how the
establishment of a large-scale biofuel agro-industry is reinterpreting and potentially …

Deforestation in the Amazon is caused by the complex interplay of different drivers. Price of
commodities such as beef and soya, and incoming migration are paramount factors …

Local efforts to govern forests can benefit from support from organizations operating at
broader governance scales. This paper investigates why local users value the support from …