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The first part of this book reviewed general theories and evidence of deforestation, presenting a debate that has drawn attention from both academics, politicians and development practitioners. As already mentioned, resource endowments, population and the colonial heritage have had a decisive impact on deforestation patterns in Latin America. From this overviewof historical and current deforestation patterns in different parts of the world, we now turn to the more specific causes of deforestation, taking a closer look at Ecuador ± a microcosm of diversity. The purpose in this chapter is to explain the varied estimates of forest cover and identify the historical processes of changes in that cover over time.
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Wunder, S. (2000). A Closer Look. In: The Economics of Deforestation. St Antony’s Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230596696_5
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