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1. New study: How to address small-scale forest clearings

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From: Elysha Rom-Povolo <Elysha.Rom-Povolo@cpisf.org>
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Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 13:41:49 +0000
Subject: New study: How to address small-scale forest clearings

Dear Forest-L subscribers,

I'm writing to alert you to new research from leading Climate Policy Initiative / PUC-Rio economists on how policymakers must adapt to a changing deforestation landscape.

While annual deforestation rates in Brazil's Amazon fell by almost 80% between 2004 and 2012, a new challenge has emerged: Deforestation now occurs on smaller tracts of land, which is more difficult to detect and remains unaddressed.

Key points of interest include:

• From the early 2000s through the early 2010s (the latest years for which data was available), total deforestation of small-scale areas remained constant, but grew as a percentage of overall clearing from a quarter to more than a half.
• Clearings of areas measuring 25 hectares or less – or approximately the size of 15-20 soccer fields – go mostly undetected by the satellite-based monitoring system Brazil uses to target illegal deforestation.
• Landholders who owned smaller-sized properties, those measuring up to approximately 250-350 hectares, behaved differently than holders of larger properties in some circumstances.
• Regional differences and individual behaviors within regions hold important implications for how policymakers might adapt to this changing landscape.

The full policy brief and technical report are available on CPI's website:http://climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/strengthening-brazils-forest-protection-in-a-changing-landscape

Please let us know if you have any questions,

Elysha

Elysha Rom-Povolo | Communications Manager

Climate Policy Initiative

Skype: elysharom | elysha@cpisf.org | +1 415 728 3613

www.climatepolicyinitiative.org

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