Policy Sequencing to Reduce Tropical Deforestation

The research article, published in Global Sustainability, explores through case studies in Costa Rica, Brazil, and Colombia how the sequencing of interventions to reduce deforestation affects effectiveness. The paper concludes that “[g]overnment command-and-control measures are needed early in the policy sequence to slow deforestation, with incentives added to increase legal compliance. REDD+ helps governments build an enabling environment that supports supply chain initiatives seeking to increase forest cover at later stages of the sequence.”

Citation: Furumo PR, Lambin EF (2021). Policy sequencing to reduce tropical deforestation. Global Sustainability 4, e24, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2021.21