Between 2004 and 2012, multiple policies contributed to one of the great conservation
successes of the twenty-first century—an 84% decrease in the rate of Brazilian Amazon …

The PLOS ONE Collection “Measuring forest conservation effectiveness” brings together a
series of studies that evaluate the effectiveness of tropical forest conservation policies and …

Abstract The Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Legal
Amazon (PPCDAm), launched in 2004, promoted a drastic conservation reform in Brazil. To …

Deforestation and fires in the Amazon are serious problems affecting climate, and land use
and land cover (LULC) changes. In recent decades, the Amazon biome area has suffered …

Abstract The Government of Indonesia has committed to reducing emissions from
deforestation and forest degradation. However, the country suffers from one of the most …

The Amazon biome, spanning nine countries, has one of the highest rates of deforestation
worldwide. This deforestation contributes to biodiversity loss, climate change, the spread of …

Over the last fifteen years, Payments for Environmental Services (PES) schemes have
become very popular environmental policy instruments, but the academic literature has …

Deforestation for cattle production persists in the Brazilian Amazon despite ongoing efforts
by the public and private sectors to combat it. The complexity of the cattle supply chain …

The 2012 Brazilian Forest Code governs the fate of forests and savannas on Brazil's 394
Mha of privately owned lands. The government claims that a new national land registry …

In 2008, the Brazilian government made the concession of rural credit in the Amazon
conditional upon stricter requirements as an attempt to curb forest clearings. This article …