deforestation

In the Brazilian Amazon, young mayors are associated with less deforestation, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and higher local income.

We need to reduce deforestation, protect standing forests, and incentivise reforestation at scale. The climate depends on it. Here is a proposal that can achieve all three.

Drawing on a randomised controlled trial among rice farmers in Nigeria, we introduce a new method for linking village-level interventions with high-resolution earth observation data – which captures spatial variation in how new technologies spread an...

Forest loss in Nigeria raises neonatal mortality and worsens birth outcomes by increasing malaria exposure among pregnant women.

Evidence from the Amazon highlights the crucial role of policy continuity and political commitment to achieving sustainable conservation outcomes

Traditional trade agreements cause deforestation in the tropics. But if tariffs are contingent on the forest cover, trade can motivate conservation.

What have we learned about the economics of conservation? How can policymakers encourage conservation in low-income settings?

Promoting modern seed varieties accelerated the deforestation of primary forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo