Indigenous land rights and deforestation: Evidence from the Brazilian Amazon

The results are robust to testing only on BenYishay et al.'s sample.

“Our results are robust to testing only on their sample; we report the results in SI Appendix, Table S5 and Fig. S14.”

BenYishay et al. (27) rely on the orthogonality in the timing of demarcation, showing that the timing of these processes seems to be somewhat random and not caused by observable characteristics of the territories.

“BenYishay et al. (27) also rely on the orthogonality in the timing of demarcation, proving that the timing of these processes seems to be somewhat random and not caused by observable characteristics of the territories.”

Proximity to roads, rivers, and mines and elevation and rainfall are significant predictors of deforestation.

“Existing literature has found that proximity to roads, rivers, and mines and elevation and rainfall are significant predictors of deforestation”

The results still hold when tested on the sample of territories included in the BenYishay et al. (27) study.

“Our results still hold, and are reported in SI Appendix, Table S5 and Fig. S14.”

Studies in Brazil and Peru found reductions in deforestation after receiving property titles.

“studies in Brazil [134] and Peru [135] found reductions in 486 deforestation after receiving property titles.”