Recent studies identifying underlying and proximate drivers of tropical deforestation and
forest degradation have applied a multitude of methodologies, with varying and sometimes …

Indonesia is a country that is often swayed by repeated massive political changes. Starting
from the old order era, the new order, to the reform era. As a democratic country, Indonesia …

There is little robust, quantitative information on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on
the extinction crisis. Focusing on Madagascar, one of the world's most threatened …

Wildfire is the primary cause of deforestation in fire-prone environments, disrupting the forest
transition process generated by multiple social-ecological drivers of modernization. Given …

This paper investigates the impact of trade-related illicit financial flows (IFFs) on tropical
deforestation. To adjust for pre-exposure differences in deforestation rates between …

This paper analyzes the effect of the log export ban (LEB) adoption on deforestation in a
large sample of 124 developing countries with forest cover higher than 100 Km2 from 2001 …

Deforestation is the largest contributor to CO2 emissions in Brazil. However, the country's
environmental governance agencies have shown marked inefficiency in combating this …

In Chapter 2, I document the health consequences of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon
and examine whether access to public healthcare can mitigate potential adverse effects. I …

The log export ban (LEB) reform is a policy which prohibits the export of unprocessed timber.
This reform was adopted to promote industrialisation, exports and employment in the …

Ecologia e Conservação são disciplinas que têm se modificado em resposta às
transformações sociais e os conflitos ambientais que vivemos. Esta tese é fruto de reflexões …