Uniform global deforestation patterns — An empirical analysis

Margret Köthke, Bettina Leischner and Peter Elsasser

Forest Policy and Economics, 2013, vol. 28, issue C, 23-37

Abstract: The forest transition (FT) hypothesis implies that changes in a region's forest cover follow a determinable pattern of decline and later re-expansion over time, which is supposed to be similar across regions and countries. Such a uniform pattern – if empirically proven and quantified – might help in establishing REDD+ baselines (i.e., references against which reductions in the emissions from deforestation and forest degradation of developing countries could be measured, and subsequently be rewarded). REDD+ baselines are required to be based on a globally standardised method and also to consider country-specific circumstances. These requirements might be fulfilled by applying the concept of forest transition in a baseline setting.

Keywords: Regression model; Cross-section analysis; Forest transition; Deforestation; REDD+; Baseline (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2013.01.001

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