Potential Forest Loss and Biodiversity Risks from Road Improvement in Lao PDR (English)

This paper develops and applies a spatial econometric model that links road upgrading to forest clearing and biodiversity loss in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. The paper uses 500-meter cells to estimate the relationship between the rate of forest clearing in a cell and its distance to the closest point on the nearest road link, the quality of that link, the cell's legal protection status, transport cost to the nearest urban center, the agricultural...

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Danyo,Stephen;

Dasgupta,Susmita;

Wheeler,David J.;
Document Date
2018/08/27
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8569
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2018/08/27
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Potential Forest Loss and Biodiversity Risks from Road Improvement in Lao PDR
Keywords
forest clearing

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Danyo,Stephen; Dasgupta,Susmita; Wheeler,David J..

Potential Forest Loss and Biodiversity Risks from Road Improvement in Lao PDR (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8569 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/977051535391124388

Potential Forest Loss and Biodiversity Risks from Road Improvement in Lao PDR (English)

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