Literature

Laurance, W.F. (1999). Reflictions on the tropical deforestation crisis. Biological Conservation, 91(2-3), 109-117

• Looks at the causes and consequenses of deforestation.

Vosti, S.A., Witover, J., & Carpentier, C.L. (2002). Agricultural Intensification by Smallholders in the Western Brazilian Amazon: From Deforestation to Sustainable Land use. Washington, DC.: International Food Policy Research Institute.

• Empirical information on how to balance environmental sustainability with development objectives of economic growth and poverty alleviation in western Brazillian Amazon.

Palo, M., & Mery, G. (1996). Sustainable Foresty Challenges for Developing Countries. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

• Discusses why deforestation takes place and analyses sustainable forest management.

Swallow, B., Noordwijk van, M., Dewi, S., Murdiyarso, D., White, D., Gockowski, J., Hyman, G., Budidarsono, S., Robiglio, V., Meadu, V., Ekadinata, A., Agus, F., Hairiah, K., Mible, P., Sonwa, D.J., & Weise, S. (2007). Opportunities for Avoided Deforestation with Sustainable Benefits: An interim report of the ASB partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins. Nairobi, Kenya: ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins.

• Stresses opportunity costs of CO2 emissions from land use change.