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Effectiveness of a REDD+ Project in Reducing Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

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Title Effectiveness of a REDD+ Project in Reducing Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
 
Creator Simonet, G.
Subervie, J.
Ezzine-de-Blas, D.
Cromberg, M.
Duchelle, A.E.
 
Subject deforestation
climate change
conservation
 
Description We estimate the early effects of the pilot project to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) in the Brazilian Amazon. This project offers a mix of interventions, including conditional payments, to reduce deforestation by smallholders who depend on swidden agriculture and extensive cattle ranching. We collected original data from 181 individual farmers. We use difference‐in‐difference (DID) and DID‐matching approaches and find evidence that supports our identification strategy. We estimate that an average of 4 ha of forest were saved on each participating farm in 2014, and that this conservation came at the expense of pastures rather than croplands. This amounts to a decrease in the deforestation rate of about 50%. We find no evidence of within‐community spillovers.
 
Date 2019-01
2021-03-08T08:30:16Z
2021-03-08T08:30:16Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Simonet, G., Subervie, J., Ezzine-de-Blas, D., Cromberg, M., Duchelle, A.E. 2018. Effectiveness of a REDD+ Project in Reducing Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 101 (1): 211-229. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aay028
0002-9092
1467-8276
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/112417
https://www.cifor.org/library/6920
https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aay028
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
Open Access
 
Publisher Wiley