Current Results

Most deforestation generates relatively small economic benefits for the damage caused. Avoided deforestation with sustainable benefits can be a way to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and improve the livelihoods of poor farmers.

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Downloads

• Opportunities for Avoided Deforestation with Sustainable Benefits. - Interim Report of the ASB Partnership (November 2007)   (3000 KB)
• The Opportunity Costs of Avoiding Emissions from Deforestation - ASB PolicyBrief no. 10 (November 2008)    (890 KB)
• REDD Strategies for High Carbon Rural Development - ASB PolicyBrief no. 11 (November 2008)    (711 KB)

See also: The Case For Avoided Deforestation (May 2007)

• The Case for Avoided Deforestation - English
• La déforestation évitée aux bénéfices durables - Francais   (824 KB)
• Deforestación Evitada con Beneficios Sostenibles - Espańol   (297 KB)

Past Results

• ASB work on Climate change
• Climate Change Working Group Final Report, Phase II
• ASB Carbon Stocks Dataset
• Poverty and Deforestation (esp ASB matrix)