How the Location of Roads and Protected Areas Affects Deforestation in North Thailand

Cropper, Maureen ; Puri, Jyotsna ; Griffiths, Charles

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT;    AGRICULTURE;    BIODIVERSITY;    BOUNDARIES;    CHEMICAL PROPERTIES;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-2583
RP-ID  :  WPS2583

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Using plot-level data, the authorsestimate a bi-variate probit model to explain land clearing,and the siting of protected areas in North Thailand in 1986.Their model suggests that protected areas (national parks,together with wildlife sanctuaries) did not reduce thelikelihood of forest clearing, but wildlife sanctuaries mayhave reduced the probability of deforestation. Roadbuilding, by reducing the impedance-weighted distance tomarket, has promoted clearing, especially near the forestfringe. The authors stimulate the impact of further roadbuilding to show where road building is likely to have thegreatest impact on forest clearing, and where it is likelyto threaten protected areas.