The Role of Tenure Security and Private Time Preference in Neotropical Deforestation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ricardo Godoy
Marc Jacobson
Joel de Castro
Vianca Aliaga
Julio Romero
Allison Davis
Land Economics, vol. 74, no. 2, May 1998, pp. 162-171
Description
Study conducted on the Chimane Amerindians in Bolivia's rain forest had two tentative conclusions: conservation is enhanced when land rights of Indigenous peoples are protected and high private discount rates do not necessarily increase deforestation.