A comparative study of education and tropical deforestation among lowland Bolivian Amerindians: forest values, environmental externality, and school subsidies

R Godoy, M Contreras - Economic Development and Cultural …, 2001 - journals.uchicago.edu
Since at least the early 1970s researchers and policy makers have been debating ways to
lower tropical deforestation. 1 Solutions have included greater use of nontimber forest …

Validity of self-reports to measure deforestation: evidence from the Bolivian lowlands

V Vadez, V Reyes-García, R Godoy… - Field …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
To assess rates of deforestation, researchers typically use questionnaires. But do
questionnaires provide accurate information about the extent of forest clearance by …

Human capital, wealth, property rights, and the adoption of new farm technologies: The Tawahka Indians of Honduras

R Godoy, K O'Neill, K McSweeney, D Wilkie… - Human …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Interest in vanishing rain forests has led scholars to say that the adoption of new farm
technologies such as improved plant varieties could increase yields, thus reducing …