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Paying for avoided deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: from cost assessment to scheme design
Börner, J.& Wunder, S. 2008.
International Forestry Review 10(3): 496-511
Abstract
Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) is considered a
significant mitigation opportunity. Forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon has
traditionally been highest in the world and, thus, represents a likely target
for future REDD initiatives. The paper presents an ex-ante assessment of the
potential REDD costs in two of the three largest states in the Brazilian Amazon
using official land use and cover change statistics. The two states, Mato Grosso
and Amazonas, historically feature largely different land use dynamics. The
findings focus on the opportunity costs of REDD and suggest that at least 1
million ha of projected deforestation in Mato Grosso and Amazonas could be
compensated for at current carbon prices until 2017. Total costs may differ
between US$ 330 million and over US$ 1 billion depending on how payment
mechanisms are designed. Implications of payment scheme design for the political
economy of REDD are discussed
Keywords: deforestation, degradation, land use, opportunity costs
Note: For further information about this publications, please contact
the corresponding author, Dr. Sven Wunder (s.wunder@cgiar.org)
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