In this Research In Progress (RIP) seminar, Pedro Alexander Vargas Yepez describes the varied impact of protected areas in Ecuador.
- Researcher
- Date
- Thursday 1 May 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
- Type
- Seminar
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- 3.39
- Location
- International Institute of Social Studies
He will discuss his study that evaluates the impact of protected areas (PAs) on deforestation in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Analyzing 1 km grids from 1985–2022 with the MapBiomas Amazonia dataset, he finds that PAs significantly increase forest cover. He finds that environmental variables such as rainfall and temperature moderate these impacts. Furthermore, he alos observed negative effects in certain periods, potentially due to ecological or policy factors.
His results suggest that while PAs are effective, their impact varies across place and time, necessitating targeted conservation strategies.
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The Research in Progress seminars provide an informal venue for presentations of ongoing research by ISS scholars and other scholars from the wider development studies community.