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Grupp, Tristan Earle, Mishra, Prakash, Reynaert, Mathias
and Van Benthem, Arthur
(2023)
An evaluation of protected area policies in the european union.
TSE Working Paper, n. 23-1490, Toulouse
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Abstract
The European Union designates 26% of its landmass as a protected area, limiting economic development to favor biodiversity. We use the staggered introduction of protected areas between 1985 and 2020 to study the selection of land for protection and the causal effect of protection on vegetation cover and nightlights. Protection did not affect these outcomes in any meaningful way across four decades, countries, protection cohorts, population density, or land, soil, and climate characteristics. We conclude that European conservation efforts lack ambition because policymakers protect land not threatened by development or choose weak protection levels on lands that face development pressure.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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| Language: | English |
| Date: | 30 November 2023 |
| Place of Publication: | Toulouse |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | land protection, conservation, biodiversity, deforestation, vegetation cover, night-lights, staggered difference-in-differences |
| JEL Classification: | Q23 - Forestry Q24 - Land Q57 - Ecological Economics - Ecosystem Services; Biodiversity Conservation; Bioeconomics; Industrial Ecology R14 - Land Use Patterns |
| Subjects: | B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE |
| Divisions: | TSE-R (Toulouse) |
| Institution: | Université Toulouse Capitole |
| Site: | UT1 |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Dec 2023 09:27 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2024 13:17 |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:tse-fr.eu:128755 |
| URI: | https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/48419 |
