Distinguishing potential and effective additionality of forest conservation interventions

Philippe Delacote, Gwenolé Le Velly () and Gabriela Simonet
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Gwenolé Le Velly: CEE-M - Centre d'Economie de l'Environnement - Montpellier - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement - UM - Université de Montpellier
Gabriela Simonet: Independent Researcher

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Abstract: The additionality of forest conservation interventions is frequently questioned. In particular, they are often considered to be located in places where forests are not threatened, which points to the existence of location biases. Revisiting this location bias concept, we conceptually distinguish potential and effective additionality and theoretically consider how the objectives of the implementer affect the siting choice of the forest conservation interventions and their additionality. Our theoretical intuition is that the choices of the implementers are influenced by the quality of institutions. Our results show that (1) the implementer's objective and local institutions may lead the implementer to select a site with low development potential and low forest threat, and (2) the selection of a site with low development potential, which is frequently presented as a location bias, does not necessarily preclude additionality.

Keywords: Additionality; Conservation; Deforestation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-10-15
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Published in Environment and Development Economics, inPress, pp.1-21. ⟨10.1017/S1355770X24000202⟩

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DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X24000202

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