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Carbon Prices, Forest Conservation and Reforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Deforestation for cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon emits carbon, and reforestation absorbs carbon. The social productivities for these alternative activities vary across locations. We analyze a spatial/dynamic model of efficient land allocation to establish a benchmark for policies. We treat cattle prices as stochastic and location-specific productivities as uncertain when assessing the consequences of imposing alternative prices of carbon emissions. Modest carbon price increases would incentivize Brazil to choose policies that capture a significant amount of greenhouse gases in the next 30 years. Our analysis pinpoints tropical forest management as an important contributor to climate change mitigation.

Source: Journal of Political Economy

DOI: 10.1086/744117

Authors: Juliano Assunção, Lars Peter Hansen, Todd Munson, José A. Scheinkman

Language: English

Topic: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Life on land

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7213537429

FWCI: 3.008

Cites: 41

Cited by: 8

Related to: 10