Understanding the socio-economic causes of deforestation: a global perspective

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60460709:41320/23:96001

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2023.1288365" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2023.1288365</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2023.1288365" target="_blank" >10.3389/ffgc.2023.1288365</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Understanding the socio-economic causes of deforestation: a global perspective

Original language description

Introduction: This paper investigates the links between deforestation and key economic, social, environmental, and geographical variables. We focus on per capita GDP, total forest cover, and the population across a diverse sample of countries from five continents for the last three decades. Methods: This study utilizes a regression model using panel data to show the impact of key economic, and social variables on deforestation. Also, set of dummy variables is introduced in the paper. To enable the investigation, we use a set of dummies to capture their influence. The random effect specifications are used in this investigation. The research focuses on a period ranging from 1990 to 2020. Results: Results show how different socio-economic variables influence deforestation. For example, disruptive events like the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crisis had a negative effect on forest area development across all models. GDP per capita has different impact depending on the size of a country. Former colonies seem to have more deforestation. Conclusions: The global environmental challenges posed by human activities and their impact on the state of forest have become increasingly evident. It is necessary to undertake policy and governance reforms to establish a solid legal framework, strengthen enforcement mechanisms, and foster transparency and accountability. The promotion of sustainable agriculture and agroforestry practices can substantially alleviate pressure on forests. Furthermore, it is necessary to mitigate disruptive events like pandemics by establishing specific strategies and creating contingency plans.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50202 - Applied Economics, Econometrics

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE

ISSN

2624-893X

e-ISSN

2624-893X

Volume of the periodical

6

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2023

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

1-11

UT code for WoS article

001091758000001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85175694060