Farm households and land use in a core conservation zone of the ...

Figure 1. Factors affecting the proximate cause of deforestation in the an agricultural colonization frontier:
Colonist farmer land use
Agricultural Expansion
•Shifting Cultivation
•Cattle Ranching
Demographic factors
• Natural increment
(fertility, mortality)
•In-Migration
•Population Density
•Population Distribution
•Life Cycle Features
Political-economic factors
•Formal Policies (e.g. economic development,
credits)
•Policy Climate (e.g. corruption,
mismanagement)*
•Property Rights (e.g., land races, titling)
•Transportation Infrastructure (roads,
railways, etc.)
•Settlements (rural & urban)*
•Public Service (water lines, electrical grids,
sanitation, etc.)
•Oil exploration*
•Market Dynamics (demand, growth, etc.)
•Economic Structures*
Socio-economic factors
•Attitudes, Values &
Beliefs (e.g. unconcern
about forest, frontier
mentality)
•Individual & Household
Behavior (e.g. unconcern
about forests, rent-seeking
imitation)
• Agro-technological
Change (e.g.,
in/extensification)
•Agricultural Production
factors
Ecological factors
•Soil quality
•Topography
•Forest, fragmentation
•Fires, droughts, floods,
pests
Prerequisite Underlying Cause of Frontier
Deforestation: Migration
Factors from Migration Origin Areas:
•Demographic Factors
•Political-economic factors
•Socio-economic factors
•Ecological factors
*Macro- economic or institutional factors measurable at the community level or greater.
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