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Article: Global Commodity Markets, Chinese Demand for Maize, and Deforestation in Northern Myanmar
Title | Global Commodity Markets, Chinese Demand for Maize, and Deforestation in Northern Myanmar |
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Keywords | deforestation maize plantation Myanmar China |
Issue Date | 2021 |
Publisher | MDPI AG. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.mdpi.com/journal/land |
Citation | Land, 2021, v. 10 n. 11, p. article no. 1232 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This paper makes a significant contribution to understanding the logic of deforestation in Northern Myanmar and connects global trends and regional political economy with local environmental changes. Methodologically, through a combination of remote sensing GIS analysis, for which we use a newly available Myanmar Forest Change dataset produced by TerraPulse and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, as well as on-the-ground field research observations and interviews with farmers, this paper examines how the expansion of maize plantations in the northern part of Myanmar has implications for deforestation in the region. It argues that a combination of global commodity price shock around 2011–2012 plus easy market access to China generated strong incentives for local farmers to increase the cultivation of maize. The paper contributes to how we understand the environmental impacts of Chinese demands for agricultural products in Southeast Asia. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/307707 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.2 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.730 |
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dc.contributor.author | Han, E | - |
dc.contributor.author | Huang, Q | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-12T13:36:38Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-12T13:36:38Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Land, 2021, v. 10 n. 11, p. article no. 1232 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2073-445X | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/307707 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This paper makes a significant contribution to understanding the logic of deforestation in Northern Myanmar and connects global trends and regional political economy with local environmental changes. Methodologically, through a combination of remote sensing GIS analysis, for which we use a newly available Myanmar Forest Change dataset produced by TerraPulse and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, as well as on-the-ground field research observations and interviews with farmers, this paper examines how the expansion of maize plantations in the northern part of Myanmar has implications for deforestation in the region. It argues that a combination of global commodity price shock around 2011–2012 plus easy market access to China generated strong incentives for local farmers to increase the cultivation of maize. The paper contributes to how we understand the environmental impacts of Chinese demands for agricultural products in Southeast Asia. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | MDPI AG. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.mdpi.com/journal/land | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Land | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | deforestation | - |
dc.subject | maize plantation | - |
dc.subject | Myanmar | - |
dc.subject | China | - |
dc.title | Global Commodity Markets, Chinese Demand for Maize, and Deforestation in Northern Myanmar | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Han, E: enzehan@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Han, E=rp02362 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/land10111232 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85119653747 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 330431 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 10 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 11 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. 1232 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. 1232 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000725271200001 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Switzerland | - |