Prodinra (INRA Bordeaux-Aquitaine) · 2015 · 16 citations · 0 references
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Natural ResourcesAgricultural EconomicsNatural Resource EconomicsEnvironmental EconomicsForest EconomicsForestry EconomicsConservation FinanceCost-benefit Analysis In ForestryDeforestationForest IncentivesForest Land Use EconomicsForest Policy AnalysisDeforestation Cost-benefit AnalysisDeforestation Impact AssessmentDeforestation RatesLeakage EffectsParallel Trends AssumptionRedd+ FinanceSmallholder DeforestationSmallholder Farmers
We estimate the additional effects of a REDD+ pilot project offering Payments for Envi-ronmental Services to reduce deforestation by smallholders in the Brazilian Amazon. We collected original data from 181 individual farmers. We use DID-matching and find evi-dence that supports the parallel trend assumption. We estimate that an average of 4 ha of forest have been saved on each participating farm in 2014, at the expense of pastures versus croplands. This amounts to a decrease in the deforestation rate of about 50 percent. We find no evidence of leakage effects. Finally, we find that the project is cost-effective.