Quelques réussites dans la réduction de la déforestation

The report examines diverse strategies for reducing tropical deforestation and increasing forest cover across several developing nations. It categorizes successes into those driven by integrated policy frameworks (e.g., Brazil, India), those where outcomes were positive despite deviating from economic theories (e.g., Mexico, Costa Rica), and those influenced heavily by socioeconomic shifts (e.g., Central Africa, El Salvador). Key mechanisms discussed include REDD+, payments for ecosystem services (PES), community-based management, and industry moratoria.

• Brazil achieved significant emissions reductions primarily through the 'land-use change' sector, with emissions in this sector decreasing by 1 billion tonnes, a 64% drop, between 2001 and 2011.
• The soy moratorium in the Brazilian Amazon, established in 2006, proved effective; by the 2009/2010 campaign, only 0.25% of soy crops were planted in areas deforested since the moratorium began.
• In Guyana, success is defined by maintaining very low deforestation rates (estimated at 0.03% per year between 2000 and 2009) while developing the country, supported by a performance-based partnership with Norway.
• The Ambositra-Vondrozo Forest Corridor (COFAV) in Madagascar reduced carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 2.2 million tonnes between 2007 and 2012 through a combination of protected status and community-led sustainable economies.
• India has reversed its deforestation trend through decentralized joint forest management (JFM) and national legislation, with forest cover increasing by approximately 145,000 hectares per year between 2005 and 2010.
• Mexico significantly reduced its primary forest loss rate from over 2% per year in the 1990s to 0.13% between 2005 and 2010, partly through a Payment for Environmental Services (PSA) program covering 3.4 million hectares.
• Vietnam's forest cover has increased since the 1990s despite rapid agricultural growth, although approximately 40% of this increase is attributed to 'leakage' or the importation of timber from neighboring countries.
• Costa Rica aims to be carbon neutral by 2021, having increased its forest cover from about 20% in the late 1980s to over 50% currently, supported by ecotourism and a payment for ecosystem services (PPSA) program funded by a fuel tax.
• In the Miombo woodlands of Tanzania and Mozambique, participatory forest management and community carbon projects (such as the Nhambita project, which reduced emissions by 1.1 million tonnes of CO2 in 2008) have helped protect ecosystems.
• Central African rainforests saw deforestation rates halved between the 1990s and 2000s, a trend attributed to a combination of new forest management policies and socioeconomic shifts, such as urbanization and a decline in rural agriculture.
• El Salvador has experienced forest regeneration, with woody vegetation increasing by 16% between 2001 and 2010, strongly correlated with high levels of remittances from emigrants and improved human development indices.

APA

Boucher, D., Elias, P., Faires, J., & Smith, S. (2014). Quelques réussites dans la réduction de la déforestation. Union of Concerned Scientists. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/UCS-2014-DeforestationSuccessStories-Francais-final.pdf

Chicago

Boucher, Doug, Pipa Elias, Jordan Faires, and Sharon Smith. Quelques réussites dans la réduction de la déforestation. Union of Concerned Scientists, 2014. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/UCS-2014-DeforestationSuccessStories-Francais-final.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |last1=Boucher |first1=Doug |last2=Elias |first2=Pipa |last3=Faires |first3=Jordan |last4=Smith |first4=Sharon |title=Quelques réussites dans la réduction de la déforestation |publisher=Union of Concerned Scientists |date=June 2014 |url=https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/UCS-2014-DeforestationSuccessStories-Francais-final.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{boucher2014quelques, author = {Boucher, Doug and Elias, Pipa and Faires, Jordan and Smith, Sharon}, title = {{Quelques réussites dans la réduction de la déforestation}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2014}, month = jun, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/UCS-2014-DeforestationSuccessStories-Francais-final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }