Impact of industrial logging concession on deforestation and forest degradation in the DRC
The Congo Basin is home to the second largest tropical humid forest in the world and an important participant in climate change mitigation. While the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) boasts the largest proportion of Congo basin forests, it is also the main contributor to forest loss. Industrial logging concession is a forest management model that is likely to expand in the DRC in the coming years as the Government recently announced the probable end of the 2002 moratorium on logging concessions. It is thus crucial to understand whether this model can further the DRC's deforestation reduction efforts. The literature suggests that the effect of titling forestland on avoided deforestation and forest degradation is generally limited, unless environmental restrictions are enforced. The DRC's 2002 forest code introduced a new logging concession model that includes requirements to submit and implement Forest Management Plans (FMP) and increase benefit-sharing with communities. Our paper evaluates the impact of this new model of concession contracts signed in 2011 and 2014 on deforestation and forest degradation. We use remotely sensed data series to estimate difference-in-difference models. We ensured baseline parallel trends in deforestation and similarity in baseline characteristics between control and treated units. We find no evidence that deforestation and forest degradation is significantly different between logging concessions and control areas, even for concessions that had their FMP accepted. Our study highlights the need for evaluating the impact of FMPs once they are fully implemented, the importance to improve degradation outcome variables and to conduct complementary studies analyzing impact pathways.
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dig-cirad-fr-6063132024-01-29T19:02:55Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/606313/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/606313/ Impact of industrial logging concession on deforestation and forest degradation in the DRC. Chervier Colas, Ximenes Arimatéa C., Ntirumenyerwa Mihigo Blaise-Pascal, Doumenge Charles. 2024. World Development, 173:106393, 17 p.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106393 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106393> Impact of industrial logging concession on deforestation and forest degradation in the DRC Chervier, Colas Ximenes, Arimatéa C. Ntirumenyerwa Mihigo, Blaise-Pascal Doumenge, Charles eng 2024 World Development K70 - Dégâts causés aux forêts et leur protection K01 - Foresterie - Considérations générales P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières dégradation des forêts déboisement exploitation forestière industrie du bois évaluation de l'impact concession (foncière) impact sur l'environnement http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331593 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15590 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7775 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8426 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37938 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_357653f9 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24420 République démocratique du Congo http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8500 The Congo Basin is home to the second largest tropical humid forest in the world and an important participant in climate change mitigation. While the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) boasts the largest proportion of Congo basin forests, it is also the main contributor to forest loss. Industrial logging concession is a forest management model that is likely to expand in the DRC in the coming years as the Government recently announced the probable end of the 2002 moratorium on logging concessions. It is thus crucial to understand whether this model can further the DRC's deforestation reduction efforts. The literature suggests that the effect of titling forestland on avoided deforestation and forest degradation is generally limited, unless environmental restrictions are enforced. The DRC's 2002 forest code introduced a new logging concession model that includes requirements to submit and implement Forest Management Plans (FMP) and increase benefit-sharing with communities. Our paper evaluates the impact of this new model of concession contracts signed in 2011 and 2014 on deforestation and forest degradation. We use remotely sensed data series to estimate difference-in-difference models. We ensured baseline parallel trends in deforestation and similarity in baseline characteristics between control and treated units. We find no evidence that deforestation and forest degradation is significantly different between logging concessions and control areas, even for concessions that had their FMP accepted. Our study highlights the need for evaluating the impact of FMPs once they are fully implemented, the importance to improve degradation outcome variables and to conduct complementary studies analyzing impact pathways. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/606313/1/Chervier%20et%20al.%20-%202024%20-%20Impact%20of%20industrial%20logging%20concession%20on%20defores.pdf text Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106393 10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106393 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106393 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106393 |
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K70 - Dégâts causés aux forêts et leur protection K01 - Foresterie - Considérations générales P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières dégradation des forêts déboisement exploitation forestière industrie du bois évaluation de l'impact concession (foncière) impact sur l'environnement http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331593 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15590 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7775 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8426 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37938 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_357653f9 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24420 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8500 K70 - Dégâts causés aux forêts et leur protection K01 - Foresterie - Considérations générales P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières dégradation des forêts déboisement exploitation forestière industrie du bois évaluation de l'impact concession (foncière) impact sur l'environnement http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331593 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15590 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7775 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8426 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37938 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_357653f9 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24420 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8500 |
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The Congo Basin is home to the second largest tropical humid forest in the world and an important participant in climate change mitigation. While the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) boasts the largest proportion of Congo basin forests, it is also the main contributor to forest loss. Industrial logging concession is a forest management model that is likely to expand in the DRC in the coming years as the Government recently announced the probable end of the 2002 moratorium on logging concessions. It is thus crucial to understand whether this model can further the DRC's deforestation reduction efforts. The literature suggests that the effect of titling forestland on avoided deforestation and forest degradation is generally limited, unless environmental restrictions are enforced. The DRC's 2002 forest code introduced a new logging concession model that includes requirements to submit and implement Forest Management Plans (FMP) and increase benefit-sharing with communities. Our paper evaluates the impact of this new model of concession contracts signed in 2011 and 2014 on deforestation and forest degradation. We use remotely sensed data series to estimate difference-in-difference models. We ensured baseline parallel trends in deforestation and similarity in baseline characteristics between control and treated units. We find no evidence that deforestation and forest degradation is significantly different between logging concessions and control areas, even for concessions that had their FMP accepted. Our study highlights the need for evaluating the impact of FMPs once they are fully implemented, the importance to improve degradation outcome variables and to conduct complementary studies analyzing impact pathways. |
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K70 - Dégâts causés aux forêts et leur protection K01 - Foresterie - Considérations générales P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières dégradation des forêts déboisement exploitation forestière industrie du bois évaluation de l'impact concession (foncière) impact sur l'environnement http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331593 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15590 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7775 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8426 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37938 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_357653f9 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24420 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8500 |
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Chervier, Colas Ximenes, Arimatéa C. Ntirumenyerwa Mihigo, Blaise-Pascal Doumenge, Charles |
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Impact of industrial logging concession on deforestation and forest degradation in the DRC |
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Impact of industrial logging concession on deforestation and forest degradation in the DRC |
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Impact of industrial logging concession on deforestation and forest degradation in the DRC |
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