The study of land use transition has generally become an important breakthrough point to
deeply understand the human-land interaction and reveal major socio-economic …

Ecotourism is growing rapidly in biodiversity hotspots because of its promise to achieve both
economic growth and environmental conservation. We reviewed the literature for empirical …

The land sparing-sharing model provides a powerful heuristic and analytical framework for
understanding the potential of agricultural landscapes to support wild species. However, its …

Agricultural expansion and intensification in South America's dry forests and grasslands
increase agricultural production, but also result in major environmental trade-offs. The …

Agricultural expansion into subtropical and tropical forests causes major environmental
damage, but its wider social impacts often remain hidden. Forest-dependent smallholders …

A mix of public policy and market interventions in the mid‐2000s led to historic reductions in
deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. The collateral impact of these forest conservation …

The application of quasiexperimental impact evaluation to remotely sensed measures of
deforestation has yielded important evidence detailing the effectiveness of conservation …

The global food system is essential for the health and wellbeing of society, but is also a
major cause of environmental damage. Some impacts, such as on climate change, have …

In response to the extensive loss of forests caused by soy and cattle expansion in South
America, several countries have increased their legal restrictions on deforestation, and …

In a context of booming commodity prices, what factors drive subnational authorities to
implement forest protection regulations in active agricultural frontiers?. Focusing on one of …