Chile's forest transition : foreshadowing changes in global timber markets and governance
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The world is undergoing dramatic changes in the way society uses and governs forest resources. Global trade to serve urban populations has emerged as the dominant driver of deforestation. The multinational corporations working to serve global markets are now the primary actors linked to large scale deforestation. Such corporatization is often associated with intensification; in the timber and pulp sectors harvesting of natural forests has given way to a heavy reliance on fast-growing planted forests. While these changes have been a frequent source of concern among groups seeking to slow deforestation, these evolving threats may also provide new opportunities for conservation through supply chain governance. The shifting dynamics affecting global forests have led some observers to wonder whether an end to net global deforestation might be within reach. Forest transitions - shifts from extended periods of deforestation to forest expansion - in several developing countries have reinforced this optimism. To explore the impacts of emerging forest trends, this dissertation focuses on the dramatic changes that have taken place in Chile's forests over the past 30 years. Using a combination of remote sensing, land change science and econometric methods, my co-authors and I seek to answer a variety of questions. What are the extent, patterns and socio-ecological quality of Chile's forest transition? Will an increasing reliance on timber plantations lead to increased competition for forested lands, or ease harvesting pressure on natural forests? Has supply chain governance in Chile's timber sector reduced natural forest clearing? How have Chile's afforestation subsidies affected biodiversity and carbon sequestration? In answering each question, we seek to balance a detailed description of Chile's experience with the generation of insights to inform our understanding of the future of the world's forests.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Heilmayr, Robert Florian |
|---|---|
| Associated with | Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (Stanford University) |
| Primary advisor | Goulder, Lawrence H. (Lawrence Herbert) |
| Primary advisor | Lambin, Eric F |
| Thesis advisor | Goulder, Lawrence H. (Lawrence Herbert) |
| Thesis advisor | Lambin, Eric F |
| Thesis advisor | Field, Christopher B |
| Thesis advisor | Kerr, Suzi, 1966- |
| Advisor | Field, Christopher B |
| Advisor | Kerr, Suzi, 1966- |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Robert Florian Heilmayr. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2015. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2015 by Robert Florian Heilmayr
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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