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'''Deforestation''' is a [[bad thing]] and figures in some [[worst cases]]. ''Unfortunately, it's hard to imagine how [[threats]] could exist, other than "all forests disappear and all things on Earth die as a direct result". (Some people would believe even that, making it a worst case, not a dystopia).'' It is very strongly rewarded by [[GDP]] maximization strategies. | '''Deforestation''' is a [[bad thing]] and figures in some [[worst cases]]. ''Unfortunately, it's hard to imagine how [[threats]] could exist, other than "all forests disappear and all things on Earth die as a direct result". (Some people would believe even that, making it a worst case, not a dystopia).'' It is very strongly rewarded by [[GDP]] maximization strategies. | ||
[[Charcoal]] and [[tantallum]] | [[Charcoal]] and [[tantallum]] are things whose creation often cause deforestation. When they do, this makes the charcoal and tantallum also [[bad thing]]s, as the [[comprehensive outcome]] of their [[production]] is beyond what is acceptable for a [[healthy buying infrastructure]]. | ||
"Policy and market failure alone cannot explain rapid deforestation, concludes [[Sven Wunder]] (Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen), and finds that with current technologies, market prices, and disparate stakeholder interests, [[natural forest use]]s in [[Ecuador]] tend to yield less income than alternative land uses, mainly [[agro-pastoral]]. The only effect curb on deforestation, he says, would be payments for [[global forest benefits]] as an integral element of conservation incentives on the ground" [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312234465/103-9114637-7092655?v=glance] | "Policy and market failure alone cannot explain rapid deforestation, concludes [[Sven Wunder]] (Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen), and finds that with current technologies, market prices, and disparate stakeholder interests, [[natural forest use]]s in [[Ecuador]] tend to yield less income than alternative land uses, mainly [[agro-pastoral]]. The only effect curb on deforestation, he says, would be payments for [[global forest benefits]] as an integral element of conservation incentives on the ground" [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312234465/103-9114637-7092655?v=glance] | ||