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Impact of private forest ownership on deforestation and poverty

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We analyzed the impact of private forest ownership on deforestation and poverty. Using multivariate cross-section models, we identified a statistically significant negative correlation between private forest ownership and deforestation and a statistically significant negative correlation between private forest ownership and poverty. Our study presents the importance of privatization in the forest sector and stimulation of private forestry to combat deforestation and poverty.

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  1. Bilecik University, 11000, Bilecik, Turkey

    Cuneyt Koyuncu

  2. Department of Economics, The Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Namik Kemal University, 59030, Tekirdag, Turkey

    Rasim Yilmaz

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Koyuncu, C., Yilmaz, R. Impact of private forest ownership on deforestation and poverty. Qual Quant 47, 1657–1664 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-011-9618-7

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