Deforestation and degradation are tied to a complex array of socioeconomic and political
factors. Many assume that among the most important of these are the particular bundles of …

Insecure land tenure plagues many develo** and tropical regions, often where
conservation concerns are highest. Conservation organizations have long focused on …

The Amazon biome, spanning nine countries, has one of the highest rates of deforestation
worldwide. This deforestation contributes to biodiversity loss, climate change, the spread of …

Protected areas are the leading forest conservation policy for species and ecoservices goals
and they may feature in climate policy if countries with tropical forest rely on familiar tools …

In conservation projects in and around protected areas (PAs), a suite of policy instruments
are used to promote conservation behavior in local people. Few studies have related …

This paper analyzes deforestation in areas of overlap** land tenure in the northern
Ecuadorian Amazon. We use a random coefficients model to test for differences in forest …

The increase in livestock production in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region has caused an
increase in deforestation and the advance of the agricultural frontier. The aim of the current …

This paper describes the design and implementation of an Agent-Based Model (ABM) used
to simulate land use change on household farms in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon …

Abstract Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) are now a prominent policy instrument for
conserving tropical forests. PES are voluntary, direct, and contractual: an ES buyer pays an …

Critics suggest that Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation
(REDD+) may not generate improvements in well-being for participating stakeholders, and …