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Tritsch Isabelle, Le Velly G., Mertens Benoît, Meyfroidt P., Sannier C., Makak J. S., Houngbedji Kenneth. (2020). Do forest-management plans and FSC certification help avoid deforestation in the Congo Basin ?. Ecological Economics, 175, 106660 [13 p.]. ISSN 0921-8009.

Titre du document
Do forest-management plans and FSC certification help avoid deforestation in the Congo Basin ?
Année de publication
2020
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000539110100008
Auteurs
Tritsch Isabelle, Le Velly G., Mertens Benoît, Meyfroidt P., Sannier C., Makak J. S., Houngbedji Kenneth
Source
Ecological Economics, 2020, 175, 106660 [13 p.] ISSN 0921-8009
To allow for the production of timber while preserving conservation values, forestry regulations in the Congo Basin have made Forest Management Plans (FMP) mandatory in logging concessions. This paper uses original high-resolution maps of forest-cover changes and official records on the activities of logging concessions to analyze the impact of FMP on deforestation in this region. We apply quasi-experimental and difference-indifference approaches to evaluate the change in deforestation in concessions managed under an approved FMP. We find that between 2000 and 2010, deforestation was 74% lower in concessions with an FMP compared to others. Building on a theory of change, further analyses revealed that this decrease in deforestation takes time to occur and is highest around communities located in and nearby logging concessions, and in areas close to previous deforestation. These findings suggest that FMP help avoid deforestation by allowing logging companies to rotate cycles of timber extraction, thereby avoiding the overexploitation of areas that were previously logged, and by the better regulation of access to concessions by closing former logging roads to limit illegal activities such as shifting agriculture, hunting and the illegal harvest of timber or fuel-wood.
Plan de classement
Etudes, transformation, conservation du milieu naturel [082] ; Economie : secteurs d'activité [096]
Description Géographique
CAMEROUN ; CONGO ; GABON
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010078195]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010078195
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