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Land Use 3: Food and Agriculture Location: B010 Session Chair: Lisa Kristin Murken, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research | |
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Making a Difference? The Impact of Environmental NGO campaigns on Deforestation in Brazil Paris School of Economics, France This paper provides causal evidence that NGO campaigns influence land-use decisions in Brazil’s soy and beef supply chains—two of the leading drivers of tropical deforestation globally. Using a shift-share design that exploits quasiexogenous variation in campaign timing and firm–municipality trade linkages, I find that municipalities that trade with firms that are targeted by NGOs significantly reduce deforestation, primarily by deterring forest-to-cattle conversion. Campaigns also promote reallocation from cattle grazing to soy cultivation, indicating a shift toward more intensive and economically productive land uses. These transitions are accompanied by measurable gains in land productivity, suggesting that NGO pressure not only curbs extensive deforestation but also enhances the efficiency of existing agricultural areas. The results underscore the persistent influence of civil society in shaping environmental outcomes, even after formal supply-chain commitments are in place, and highlight the broader potential of reputational governance to complement state regulation in managing global environmental externalities. | |