‘Spillovers from conservation programs’
Abstract
Conservation programs have increased significantly, as has the evaluation of their impacts. However, the evaluation of their potential impacts beyond program borders has been scarce. Such spillovers can significantly reduce or increase net impacts. In this review, we discuss how conservation programs might affect outcomes beyond their borders and present some evidence of when they have or have not. We focus on five major channels by which spillovers can arise: (1) input reallocation; (2) market prices; (3) learning; (4) nonpecuniary motivations; and (5) ecological-physical links. We highlight evidence for each channel and emphasize that estimates often may reflect multiple channels. Future research could test for spillovers within different contexts and could separate the effects of different channels.
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Input reallocation can move forest clearings beyond programme borders.
“Pfaff and Robalino (2017) argue that input reallocation can move forest clearings beyond programme borders.”
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Recent studies have documented that the impact of conservation efforts may extend beyond direct effects and programme borders.
“However, recent studies have further documented that the impact of conservation efforts may extend beyond direct effects and programme borders, as inputs can be spatially reallocated and interventions can interact with both geographical features and other policies (Herrera, 2015; Andrade, 2016; Pfaff and Robalino, 2017; Robalino et al., 2017).”
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- Authors
- Pfaff, A., & Robalino, J.
- Affiliations
- Duke University (US)
- Universidad de Costa Rica (CR)
- Venue
- Annual Review of Resource Economics
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2017-10-05
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 299-315
- ISSN
- 1941-1340 (ISSN-L)
- 1941-1359
- OpenAlex
- W2606448216
- Cited by
- 113
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 7
- FWCI
- 3.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annual Review of Resource Economics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Socioeconomics of Resources and Conservation
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Keywords
- conservation programs, spillover effects, program evaluation, market prices, learning
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