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dc.titleGovernment Policies Affecting Forests in Latin America: An Agenda for Discussion
dc.contributor.authorLaarman, Jan G.
dc.contributor.orgunitSustainable Development Department
dc.coverageNicaragua
dc.coveragePeru
dc.coverageHonduras
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.date.available2011-07-21T00:00:00
dc.date.issue1995-01-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper identifies policy issues that affect the extent, distribution, and condition of forests in Latin America. Forest management policies are only one element in the framework; policies related to agricultural development and land tenure can have potentially negative consequences for forests. Mineral exploration, hydroelectric reservoirs, highway projects, and urban expansion also have impacts on forest conversion. Finally, macroeconomic policies affect forests through their impact on investment, public spending, foreign trade, and other economic variables that have consequences for land use. Examples of the Bank's lending for forests as integrated with agricultural structural adjustment loans (AGSALs) in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Peru are presented.
dc.format.extent61
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011615
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Government-Policies-Affecting-Forests-in-Latin-America-An-Agenda-for-Discussion.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectFiscal Policy
dc.subjectTrade Agreement
dc.subjectAgricultural Policy
dc.subjectEnvironmental Policy
dc.subjectForest and Forestry
dc.subject.keywordsforest conservation;wildlands;trade policies;macroeconomic
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
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