Librería Samer Atenea
Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
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Librería Elías (Asturias)
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Librería Kolima (Madrid)
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This book explores recent trends in deforestation inthe Southern Yucatán (SY) of Mexico. Our mainempirical finding is that in recent years theexpansion of pasture for cattle has driven net forestloss, i.e. deforestation, in the area we studied inthe SY. The story that emerges from modelingresults and other evidence is one in which behavioris driven by the interplay of incentives, underlyingconstraints, a lack of alternative opportunities,government inducements, and household preferences -including risk aversion. Cattle ranching reducesrisk and vulnerability. Cattle are more robust toclimatic extremes and serve as a savings mechanismfor people without easy access to banks. Cattleranching, which uses relatively more land and lesslabor than crop cultivation, also fits well with theresource constraints of small household farmers inthe SY who hold land in relative abundance. Finally,for many years cattle ranching has receivedsubstantial government support in the form of creditsand subsidies. The last part of the book explorespolicy implications of the behavioral findings withan emphasis on options for mitigating climate change.
