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This paper examines the effects of land tenure insecurity originating from land reforms on deforestation in the Brazilian Amazonia.
Despite the local and global importance of forests, deforestation driven by various socio-economic and biophysical factors continues in many countries.
This paper has the following main objectives: to review the actual or potential impact of land titling and cadastre programs on indigenous populations; to recommend actions that would minimize risk and ensure that land projects are tailored to the aspirations and needs of indigenous peoples; to o
The role of property rights in resource allocation has been one of the central themes in development economics.
This paper contributes to an emerging literature on free land arrangements in developing countries. We argue that in-depth empirical analysis is crucial to understand the specific terms of land arrangements.
We report on a randomized field experiment using price incentives to address both economic and gender inequality in land tenure formalization.
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the detrimental impact of land tenure insecurity on deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. It is related to recent controversies about the detrimental impact of land laws on deforestation, which seem to legitimize land encroachments.
This paper analyzes the importance of legal property documents in providing tenure security, enhancing agricultural investment incentives and easing access to credit.
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