Effectiveness of Community Forest Management at reducing deforestation in Madagascar
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In: Biological Conservation, Vol. 184, 21.02.2015, p. 251-277.
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T1 - Effectiveness of Community Forest Management at reducing deforestation in Madagascar
AU - Rasolofoson, R.A.
AU - Ferraro, P.J.
AU - Jenkins, C.N.
AU - Jones, J.P.G.
PY - 2015/2/21
Y1 - 2015/2/21
N2 - Community Forest Management (CFM) is a widespread conservation approach in the tropics. It is also promoted as a means by which payment for ecosystem services schemes can be implemented. However, evidence on its performance is weak. We investigated the effectiveness of CFM at reducing deforestation from 2000 to 2010 in Madagascar. To control for factors confounding impact estimates, we used statistical matching. We also contrasted the effects of CFM by whether commercial use of forest resources is allowed or not. We cannot detect an effect, on average, of CFM compared to no CFM, even when we restricted the sample to only where information suggests effective CFM implementation on the ground. Likewise, we cannot detect an effect of CFM where commercial use of natural resources is allowed
AB - Community Forest Management (CFM) is a widespread conservation approach in the tropics. It is also promoted as a means by which payment for ecosystem services schemes can be implemented. However, evidence on its performance is weak. We investigated the effectiveness of CFM at reducing deforestation from 2000 to 2010 in Madagascar. To control for factors confounding impact estimates, we used statistical matching. We also contrasted the effects of CFM by whether commercial use of forest resources is allowed or not. We cannot detect an effect, on average, of CFM compared to no CFM, even when we restricted the sample to only where information suggests effective CFM implementation on the ground. Likewise, we cannot detect an effect of CFM where commercial use of natural resources is allowed
U2 - 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.01.027
DO - 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.01.027
M3 - Article
VL - 184
SP - 251
EP - 277
JO - Biological Conservation
JF - Biological Conservation
SN - 0006-3207
ER -