Deforestation and the Environmental Kuznets Curve in Iran

Property rights, the agricultural price index, forest area, population, income and timber price are important factors in the deforestation process. The aim of this study was to test the impact of these factors on deforestation in Iran using an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC). The autoregressive di...

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Published in:Small-scale forestry 2014-09, Vol.13 (3), p.397-406
Main Authors: Esmaeili, Abdoulkarim, Nasrnia, Fatemeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Deforestation
Economic development
Economic growth
Emission standards
Environmental Economics
Environmental Kuznets curve
Environmental Management
Environmental policy
Forestry
Forestry Management
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Land use
Life Sciences
Population growth
Prices
Property rights
Research Paper
Rural areas
Terms of trade
Time series
Trade restrictions
Variables
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Summary:Property rights, the agricultural price index, forest area, population, income and timber price are important factors in the deforestation process. The aim of this study was to test the impact of these factors on deforestation in Iran using an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC). The autoregressive distributed lag approach was also used to estimate the deforestation function. The existence of an inverted U-shaped EKC for deforestation in Iran was confirmed. In addition, there is evidence of a relationship between deforestation and property rights, forest area, agricultural price index and terms of trade. It is concluded that improvement of secure property rights and environmental policies can improve compliance regarding forest land use and reduce the deforestation rate in Iran.
ISSN:1873-7617
1873-7854
DOI:10.1007/s11842-014-9261-y