A cost-benefit analysis of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

Resumo

This paper compares the Total Economic Value of standing Amazonian rain forest with the Net Present Value of alternative agricultural land uses. It is shown that, at the current level of deforestation, the potential benefits of deforestation are higher than the expected costs. As the level of deforestation increases, however, the global costs of deforestation will rise, and eventually pass the value of agricultural land. At that point, the international community will have to provide incentives to induce Brazil to preserve the remainder of its rain forest.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Estudo

Ano

2015

Instituição

Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea)

Fonte

Repositório do Ipea

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Acesso aberto

Identificador

oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/4835

Licença

Licença Comum

Abrangência

Amazônia

Temas

Meio Ambiente

Palavras-chave

Meio Ambiente. Recursos NaturaisFloresta amazônicaAnálise de custo-benefícioDesmatamentoUso alternativo da terra agrícolaBenefícios potenciais do desmatamento