Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/284898 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
Texto para Discussão No. 2842
Publisher: 
Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), Brasília
Abstract (Translated): 
Determining the social cost of deforestation in each Brazilian biome is an important task to support public policy and the decision-making process. This work summarizes the economic valuation estimates of vegetation cover found in the literature for each Brazilian biome. A systematic literature review was carried out identifying the values estimated by the total economic value (TEV) method for each Brazilian biome. For the two biomes in which no estimate was found (Cerrado and Pampa), we produced estimates following a procedure common in the literature. Subsequently, different estimates were put together to establish a range of values for each Brazilian biome in USD per hectare at 2020 prices. This resulted in the following ranges for: the Amazon (655.20- 5,238.33 USD/ha), Cerrado (426.02-4,795.07 USD/ha), Atlantic Forest (3,504.41-6,565.24 USD/ ha), Caatinga (3,239.81-3,505.97 USD/ha), Pampa (426.02-4,795.07 USD/ha) and Pantanal (9,830.52-10,196.17 USD/ha). This summary of valuations besides subsidizing government policies and strategies on the environmental agenda can help to improve decision-making by highlighting the implicit cost of damage to different biomes.
Subjects: 
social cost
deforestation
cost-benefit analysis
total economic value
JEL: 
D61
N56
Q20
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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