Alexander Pfaff

Scholarly edition · September 3, 2003 Policy enabling tropical forests to approach their potential contribution to global-climate-change mitigation requires forecasts of land use and carbon storage on a large scale over long periods. In this paper, we present an integrated modeling ... Cite

Tropical Forest Protection, Uncertainty, and the Environmental Integrity of Carbon Mitigation Policies

Scholarly edition Tropical forests are estimated to release approximately 1.7 PgC per year as a result of deforestation. Avoiding tropical deforestation could potentially play a significant role in carbon mitigation over the next 50 years if not longer. Many policymakers an ... Cite

Deforestation spillovers from Costa Rican protected areas

Scholarly edition Spillovers can significantly reduce or enhance the effects of land-use policies, yet there exists little rigorous evidence concerning their magnitudes. We examine how national parks within Costa Rica affect the clearing of forest nearby. We find that avera ... Cite

Logging concessions, certification and protected areas in the Peruvian Amazon: forest impacts from development rights and land-use restrictions

Scholarly edition Economic activities (agriculture, logging, mining) drive tropical forest loss, so balancing development and conservation involves tradeoffs – as well as synergies. Conservation policies, such as protected areas (PAs), may save more forest when they include ... Cite