Minoru Higa
@mhigar.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @Uniandes | Environment, transportation, and living conditions | http://www.minoruhiga.com/
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🔍 What explains this?
Our findings suggest 2 key mechanisms:
- A sharp drop in forest monitoring & enforcement
- Expansion of illicit economic activities
🔍 What explains this?
Our findings suggest 2 key mechanisms:
- A sharp drop in forest monitoring & enforcement
- Expansion of illicit economic activities
June 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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🔍 What explains this?
Our findings suggest 2 key mechanisms:
- A sharp drop in forest monitoring & enforcement
- Expansion of illicit economic activities
🔍 What explains this?
Our findings suggest 2 key mechanisms:
- A sharp drop in forest monitoring & enforcement
- Expansion of illicit economic activities
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💨 The environmental cost?
An additional 8 million metric tons of CO₂ emissions, equivalent to:
– 💵 $220 million in social costs
– 🔥 5× Peru’s annual budget for forest conservation
💨 The environmental cost?
An additional 8 million metric tons of CO₂ emissions, equivalent to:
– 💵 $220 million in social costs
– 🔥 5× Peru’s annual budget for forest conservation
June 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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💨 The environmental cost?
An additional 8 million metric tons of CO₂ emissions, equivalent to:
– 💵 $220 million in social costs
– 🔥 5× Peru’s annual budget for forest conservation
💨 The environmental cost?
An additional 8 million metric tons of CO₂ emissions, equivalent to:
– 💵 $220 million in social costs
– 🔥 5× Peru’s annual budget for forest conservation
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📈 The relationship is causal:
A 10% increase in COVID-19 cases caused a 1.5% increase in deforestation.
This effect was strongest in areas with illegal mining and coca cultivation, where governance is already fragile.
📈 The relationship is causal:
A 10% increase in COVID-19 cases caused a 1.5% increase in deforestation.
This effect was strongest in areas with illegal mining and coca cultivation, where governance is already fragile.
June 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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📈 The relationship is causal:
A 10% increase in COVID-19 cases caused a 1.5% increase in deforestation.
This effect was strongest in areas with illegal mining and coca cultivation, where governance is already fragile.
📈 The relationship is causal:
A 10% increase in COVID-19 cases caused a 1.5% increase in deforestation.
This effect was strongest in areas with illegal mining and coca cultivation, where governance is already fragile.
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🌲 Deforestation rose sharply in 2020.
Our data show that COVID-19 accounted for 1/3 of this increase—about 47,000 extra hectares lost.
Why? Institutional capacity for forest protection declined just as illegal activity surged.
🌲 Deforestation rose sharply in 2020.
Our data show that COVID-19 accounted for 1/3 of this increase—about 47,000 extra hectares lost.
Why? Institutional capacity for forest protection declined just as illegal activity surged.
June 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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🌲 Deforestation rose sharply in 2020.
Our data show that COVID-19 accounted for 1/3 of this increase—about 47,000 extra hectares lost.
Why? Institutional capacity for forest protection declined just as illegal activity surged.
🌲 Deforestation rose sharply in 2020.
Our data show that COVID-19 accounted for 1/3 of this increase—about 47,000 extra hectares lost.
Why? Institutional capacity for forest protection declined just as illegal activity surged.
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Why did deforestation spike during COVID-19 in the Peruvian Amazon?
In our new paper (w/ Jerico Fiestas & Javier Montoya), we find that the pandemic didn’t just threaten health—it fueled environmental degradation too.
Here’s what we found 👇
Why did deforestation spike during COVID-19 in the Peruvian Amazon?
In our new paper (w/ Jerico Fiestas & Javier Montoya), we find that the pandemic didn’t just threaten health—it fueled environmental degradation too.
Here’s what we found 👇
June 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Why did deforestation spike during COVID-19 in the Peruvian Amazon?
In our new paper (w/ Jerico Fiestas & Javier Montoya), we find that the pandemic didn’t just threaten health—it fueled environmental degradation too.
Here’s what we found 👇
Why did deforestation spike during COVID-19 in the Peruvian Amazon?
In our new paper (w/ Jerico Fiestas & Javier Montoya), we find that the pandemic didn’t just threaten health—it fueled environmental degradation too.
Here’s what we found 👇
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Hopefully, if you made it this far, you appreciate bats a bit more than you did a few minutes ago.
September 5, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Hopefully, if you made it this far, you appreciate bats a bit more than you did a few minutes ago.