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4 years ago

New environmental program successfully reduces illegal deforestation in Brazil's Mato Grosso.

World Bank policy research working paper
Measuring The Initial Impacts On Deforestation Of Mato Grosso's Program For Environmental Control
Kenneth M. Chomitz, S. Wertz-Kanounnikoff

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The program introduced in Mato Grosso aimed to reduce illegal deforestation by enforcing land use regulations. Researchers used a difference-in-difference approach to analyze data and found that areas with the program had lower deforestation rates compared to other areas. This suggests that the program did help deter illegal deforestation, especially in areas with low forest cover.