期刊
JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
卷 33, 期 -, 页码 10-17出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2016.05.001
关键词
Avoided deforestation; Buffer zones; Edge effects; Para; Matching
资金
- University of the Balearic Islands
Percentage of forests saved due to establishment of protected areas is an important piece of information for government institutions and, therefore, is the goal of this study. However, non random location selection bias makes such information directly unobservable. To overcome this problem, propensity score matching was applied. Unlike in previous studies, impact of buffer zone management was assessed by estimating avoided deforestation in buffer zones and park edges. The study area is the state of Para. Overall results revealed that park protection saved 0.72% of protected surface from deforestation during 2000-2004 year period (similar to 2900 km(2) of forests). The highest percentage of avoided deforestation was recorded in protected areas, situated near deforestation hotspots: central part of Eastern Para, alongside Trans-Amazonian highway and on the banks of Amazon River. The findings also suggest that buffer zones tend to reduce deforestation where pressure on forests is lower, but substitution effect takes over in areas of high deforestation pressure (since loggers are prevented from deforesting within conservation units, deforestation in surrounding areas increases). Finally, the study does not find evidence of edge effects in the state of Para. (C) 2016 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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