The Economic Linkages Between Rural Poverty and Land Degradation: Some Evidence from Africa

By Edward B. Barbier. 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Soil Science

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Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement in Ethiopia (2016, background): “A considerable volume of information has been produced since the mid-1980s regarding soil erosion in Ethiopia (Barbier 1989, 2000; FAO 1986; Hurni 1993 among others, all cited Eyasu 2003).”
Agricultural Cooperatives and Investment in Organic Soil Amendments and Chemical Fertilizer in China (2018, background): “Land degradation does not only contribute to a reduction in crop yields, but also increases crop production costs in the long run ( Rozelle et al. 1997; Barbier 2000).”
A review of methods, data, and models to assess changes in the value of ecosystem services from land degradation and restoration (2016, background): “Historically, most land degradation valuations have been focused on marketed physical goods such as food, feed, ﬁbers and fuel production using commodity prices (Barbier, 2000; Cowie et al., 2011; ELD-Initiative, 2013; Nkonya et al., 2013).”
Adoption and adaptation of natural resource management innovations in smallholder agriculture: reflections on key lessons and best practices (2009, background): “4.3 Policy and institutional factors There has been an increasing recognition of the role that policy and institutions play in sustainable management of natural resources and the environment (Heath and Binswanger 1996; Barbier 2000; Pandey 2001; Reddy 2005).”
Developing incentives and economic mechanisms for in situ biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes (2007, background): “But as Barbier (2000) notes, in recent decades, macroeconomic policies by the Sudanese government, largely based on distortionary (overvalued) exchange rates and export policies, e.g., high export taxes, have meant that the rate of return to farmers for producing gum arabic has declined relative to ”
Where is the Poverty-Environment Nexus? Evidence from Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam (2005, background): “The existing literature also suggests that the strength of poverty–environment linkages may be affected by factors as diverse as economic policies, resource prices, local institutions, property rights, entitlements to natural resources, and gender relations (Ambler, 1999; Arnold & Bird, 1999; Barbie”
How resilient are farming households and communities to a changing climate in Africa? A gender-based perspective (2015, result): “This confirms conclusions of Barbier (2000), Bardhan (2006), Davies and Hossain (1997), and Quisumbing and Pandolfelli (2010).”
The State of Soil Degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Baselines, Trajectories, and Solutions (2015, background): “In many cases, the poorest people in SSA are pushed into unproductive lands, or areas with minimal infrastructure and accessibility [49].”
Does Poverty Cause Environmental Degradation? Evidence from Developing Countries (2018, background): “Barbier (2000) Case study — Africa — Poverty–environment linkages underlying land degradation. Satterthwaite (2003). Theoretical — Africa, Asia, and Latin America — Little evidence of urban poverty being a significant contributor to environmental degradation. Ravnborg (2003). Questionnaire — Nicarag”