Protected Areas and Deforestation : New Results from High Resolution Panel Data

Blankespoor, Brian ; Dasgupta, Susmita ; Wheeler, David

World Bank Group, Washington, DC

关键词: ABSOLUTE VALUE;    AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS;    AGRICULTURE;    AMAZON DEFORESTATION;    ANIMAL;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-7091
RP-ID  :  WPS7091

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper investigates theeffectiveness of protected areas in slowing tropical forestclearing in 64 countries in Asia/Pacific, Africa, and LatinAmerica for the period 2001-2012. The investigation comparesdeforestation rates inside and within 10 kilometers outsidethe boundary of protected areas. Annual time series of thesedeforestation rates were constructed from recently publishedhigh-resolution data on forest clearing. For 4,028 parks,panel estimation based on a variety of park characteristicswas conducted to test if deforestation is lower in protectedareas because of their protected status, or if other factorsexplain the difference. For a sample of 726 parksestablished since 2002, a test also was conducted toinvestigate the effect of park establishment on protection.The findings suggest park size, national park status, andmanagement by indigenous people all have significantassociation with effective protection across regions. Forthe Asia/Pacific region, the test offers compelling evidencethat park establishment has a near-immediate and powerful effect.