End-of-Conflict Deforestation : Evidence From Colombia’s Peace Agreement
Armed conflict can endanger natural resources through several channels such as direct predation from fighting groups, but it may also help preserve ecosystems by dissuading extractive economic activities through the fear of extortion. The effect of conflict on deforestation is thus an empirical ques...
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ir-10336-188392019-09-19T12:37:01Z End-of-Conflict Deforestation : Evidence From Colombia’s Peace Agreement Prem, Mounu Saavedra, Santiago Vargas, Juan F. Facultad de Economía Deforestación Conflicto Construcción de la paz Colombia Deforestación Construcción de la paz Recursos naturales Solución de conflictos Deforestation Conflict Peace building Colombia D74, Q34 Armed conflict can endanger natural resources through several channels such as direct predation from fighting groups, but it may also help preserve ecosystems by dissuading extractive economic activities through the fear of extortion. The effect of conflict on deforestation is thus an empirical question. This paper studies the effect on forest cover of Colombia’s recent peace negotiation between the central government and the FARC insurgency. Using yearly deforestation data from satellite images and a difference-in-differences identification strategy, we show that areas controlled by FARC prior to the declaration of a permanent ceasefire that ultimately led to a peace agreement experienced a differential increase in deforestation after the start of the ceasefire. The deforestation effect of peace is attenuated in municipalities with higher state capacity, and is exacerbated by land intensive economic activities. Our results highlight the importance of complementing peacemaking milestones with state building efforts to avoid environmental damage. 2018-12-26 2019-01-10T16:11:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/18839 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf |
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Deforestación Conflicto Construcción de la paz Colombia Deforestación Construcción de la paz Recursos naturales Solución de conflictos Deforestation Conflict Peace building Colombia D74, Q34 |
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Deforestación Conflicto Construcción de la paz Colombia Deforestación Construcción de la paz Recursos naturales Solución de conflictos Deforestation Conflict Peace building Colombia D74, Q34 Prem, Mounu Saavedra, Santiago Vargas, Juan F. End-of-Conflict Deforestation : Evidence From Colombia’s Peace Agreement |
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Armed conflict can endanger natural resources through several channels such as direct predation from fighting groups, but it may also help preserve ecosystems by dissuading extractive economic activities through the fear of extortion. The effect of conflict on deforestation is thus an empirical question. This paper studies the effect on forest cover of Colombia’s recent peace negotiation between the central government and the FARC insurgency. Using yearly deforestation data from satellite images and a difference-in-differences identification strategy, we show that areas controlled by FARC prior to the declaration of a permanent ceasefire that ultimately led to a peace agreement experienced a differential increase in deforestation after the start of the ceasefire. The deforestation effect of peace is attenuated in municipalities with higher state capacity, and is exacerbated by land intensive economic activities. Our results highlight the importance of complementing peacemaking milestones with state building efforts to avoid environmental damage. |
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Facultad de Economía |
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Facultad de Economía Prem, Mounu Saavedra, Santiago Vargas, Juan F. |
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Documento de trabajo (Working Paper) |
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Prem, Mounu Saavedra, Santiago Vargas, Juan F. |
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Prem, Mounu |
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End-of-Conflict Deforestation : Evidence From Colombia’s Peace Agreement |
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End-of-Conflict Deforestation : Evidence From Colombia’s Peace Agreement |
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End-of-Conflict Deforestation : Evidence From Colombia’s Peace Agreement |
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End-of-Conflict Deforestation : Evidence From Colombia’s Peace Agreement |
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End-of-Conflict Deforestation : Evidence From Colombia’s Peace Agreement |
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end-of-conflict deforestation : evidence from colombia’s peace agreement |
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2018 |
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