Loss of tropical forests and changes in land-use/land-cover are of growing
Loss of tropical forests and changes in land-use/land-cover are of growing concern worldwide. of forest cover occurred mainly in areas characterized by insecure property rights, while areas with well-defined property rights showed either regenerating or stable forest cover. The results thus corroborate our hypothesis. The large-scale spontaneous regeneration dominated by native endemic species appears to … [Read more…]