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More trees, more poverty? The socioeconomic effects of tree plantations in Chile, 2001-2011

dc.contributor.authorAndersson, K.
dc.contributor.authorLawrence, D.
dc.contributor.authorZavaleta, J.
dc.contributor.authorGuariguata, M.R.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-23T18:55:47Z
dc.date.available2022-01-23T18:55:47Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/652
dc.titleMore trees, more poverty? The socioeconomic effects of tree plantations in Chile, 2001-2011en
dcterms.accessRightsPublic
dcterms.accessRightsOpen access
dcterms.issued2016
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
fsc.evidenceCategoryFSC-relevant
fsc.focus.forestTypePlantation
fsc.focus.forestZoneTemperate
fsc.focus.sustainDimensionEconomic
fsc.focus.sustainDimensionPolitical, legal, systemic
fsc.focus.tenureManagementPrivate
fsc.focus.tenureOwnershipPublic
fsc.subjectEcological Impacts
fsc.subjectEconomic Impacts
fsc.subjectPesticides
fsc.subjectIncome
fsc.subjectUSA
fsc.subjectNorth America
fsc.topic.politicalNational Forest Policy
fsc.topic.socialLocal communities
fsc.topic.socialIndigenous peoples
fsc.topic.socialLivelihoods
is.availability.fullTextFull text available
is.coverage.countryChile
is.coverage.countryAlpha2CL
is.coverage.regionSouth America
is.evaluation.collectionCase studies
is.evaluation.counterfactsNo
is.evaluation.notesThis study seeks to analyze the extent to which the presence and expansion of tree plantations have affected changes in poverty indicators for a large number of locations across several years. The author's main hypothesis is that increasing tree plantation area is associated with higher than average levels of poverty. This hypothesis is based on the fact that forestry firms need little full-time and year round labor, need mostly workers that know how to use sophisticated machinery (yet local population are often not provided training to use them), need very large quantities of water which reduce availability for local farmers, that are also affected by pesticides and soil erosion caused by firms.
is.evaluation.notesFSC or certification is not specifically mentioned. But a good, detailed and critical case study about the socio-economic effect of plantations. Other studies with different results are mentioned. Statistically supported results. Good discussion about the relation of plantations and poverty with regard on political influences.
is.evaluation.quotesFirst, we find that monoculture tree plantation expansion can exacerbate poverty. Although we do not have data to adequately identify a causal mechanism, we do find that the greater a municipality's relative area under tree plantations, the higher its poverty rate from 2001 to 2011. This relationship is robust to a number of alternative ways of analyzing the data.
is.evaluation.quotesTree plantations may very well cause the displacement of some Chilean families, but the magnitude of the impact (relative to the dramatic rural to urban migration taking place in southern Chile) appears to be minimal.
is.extent.pages123-136
is.extent.volume57
is.focus.sectorsAgriculture
is.focus.sectorsForestry
is.focus.sustainDimensionEconomic
is.focus.systemElementMandE outcomes and impacts
is.focus.systemElementMandE performance monitoring
is.identifier.codeImpacts
is.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-015-0594-x
is.identifier.fscdoihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international866
is.item.reviewStatusPeer reviewed
is.journalNameEnvironmental Management
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