A deeper understanding of how international markets and supply chains link demand for agricultural commodities to tropical forest loss across spatial scales can help inform demand-side policies for reduced deforestation, such as legislation, public procurement policies and certification schemes that leverage the market power of environmentally concerned consumers.
This project aims to advance this knowledge by quantifying greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss from LUC embodied in international trade in agricultural commodities. This topic has received increasing attention recently, but a paucity of data and methodological challenges have so far precluded comprehensive analysis.
This project will contribute to overcoming these barriers by:
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