Why forests are important for global poverty alleviation: a spatial explanation

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dc.creatorSunderlin, William D.
dc.creatorDewi, S.
dc.creatorPuntodewo, A.
dc.creatorMuller, D.
dc.creatorAngelsen, A.
dc.creatorEpprecht, M.
dc.date2008
dc.date2012-06-04T09:12:58Z
dc.date2012-06-04T09:12:58Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:04:36Z
dc.descriptionForests have been declared important for the well-being of the poor because of the kinds of goods and services that they provide. We asked whether forests are important for the poor not only because of the kinds of goods and services they provide, but also because they tend to be located where the poor are. We conducted a spatial analysis to ascertain the degree of spatial association between poverty and forests in seven countries: Brazil, Honduras, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, Indonesia, and Vietnam. For most of these countries, there was a significant positive correlation between high natural forest cover and high poverty rate (the percentage of the population that is poor) and between high forest cover and low poverty density (the number of poor per unit area). We explain the findings and discuss policy implications and topics for future research.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/20030
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/73108
dc.languageen
dc.sourceSunderlin, W.D., Dewi, S., Puntodewo, A., Muller, D., Angelsen, A., Epprecht, M. 2008. Why forests are important for global poverty alleviation: a spatial explanation . Ecology and Society 13 (2) :24 URL:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol13/iss2/art24/. ISSN: 1708-3087.
dc.subjectdeforestation
dc.subjectforests
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectspatial analysis
dc.titleWhy forests are important for global poverty alleviation: a spatial explanation
dc.typeJournal Article

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